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Besides being comfy af, this one makes me think of the absurdity of the internet. I mean, if you have access to the internet, you have access to an effectively infinite source of knowledge. Even crazier, just a few decades ago, none of this stuff was easily accessible, if accessible at all. If you go back just a little bit to the 90's, they didn't have Wikipedia. They might've had Google, I don't feel like checking, but inernet access was nowhere near as widespread as it is now. If someone today from a first-world country told you they don't have access to the internet, you'd look at them like they were crazy, unless they were homeless. Actually you might still look at them like they're crazy but for a different reason.
Of course, it says more about people than the internet. With infinite knowledge easily accessible, people still overwhelmingly choose entertainment over information. It's not new, almost everyone by default gravitates toward short-term comfort and complacency.
Another example is exercise. Regular exercise is conclusively better for your health than a sedentary lifestyle, and it's been demonstrated over and over that you don't have to hit the gym all the time or run a mile every day. Even just some light exercise once or twice a week can have tremendous benefits, especially over the longterm.
I'm not making any value judgments here, I'm just saying it looks weird seeing people overwhelmingly and repeatedly opt for detrimental longterm outcomes, especially since it's not a matter of knowledge. Everyone knows they should exercise regularly, they simply choose not to.
Actually I changed my mind. It is retarded. Exercise more.
