study some history.

the world is better than it’s ever been for a lot of people.

if you think it’s bad now, imagine living through the great depression and ww2.

the appeal is that it’s the same predictable crap, over and over and over. people like that.

there are studies on this. people who prefer watching the same show over and over tend to be insecure, depression, and anxious types and their habit of never trying anything new reinforces this.

new and complex ideas are difficult and painful for most folks, so they avoid them.

the real world is pretty great if you make good choices.

but it’s a lot easier to make crappy choices, like watching Isekai and never going outside. living in a escapist fantasy bubble and eating doordash is a fasttrack to being miserable.