As I recall, the show says that his wife wound up leaving him. (Apparently a Trek obsession can have the effect of lowering a man’s status.)
This is part of what I was trying to talk about http://lesswrong.com/lw/lt0/towards_a_theory_of_nerds_who_suffer/
The core idea is that such obsessions with fantasy mean hating your own life or self. It is not simply a hobby but escapism from reality.
This is part of what I was trying to talk about http://lesswrong.com/lw/lt0/towards_a_theory_of_nerds_who_suffer/
The core idea is that such obsessions with fantasy mean hating your own life or self. It is not simply a hobby but escapism from reality.