Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
People devote large amounts of their lives to doing activities like chasing trophies in sports, climbing mountains, and speedrunning video games. In some cases, they make lots of money, or get exercise, or confidence, but they seem to do it even when there's very little money to be made, they're seated at a table, or it makes them feel miserable. They even openly state that what they're doing is meaningless or a waste of their life. Is it really? Why do they do it then, and why do we as people take so much interest in watching it? Let's get into that today.
People devote large amounts of their lives to doing activities like chasing trophies in sports, climbing mountains, and speedrunning video games. In some cases, they make lots of money, or get exercise, or confidence, but they seem to do it even when there's very little money to be made, they're seated at a table, or it makes them feel miserable. They even openly state that what they're doing is meaningless or a waste of their life. Is it really? Why do they do it then, and why do we as people take so much interest in watching it? Let's get into that today.
