>> I suddenly asked myself at one point, why do I care if my high school team wins the football game? [laughter] I mean, I don't know anybody on the team, you know? [audience roars] I mean, they have nothing to do with me, I mean, why I am cheering for my team? It doesn't mean any -- it doesn't make sense.

The thing is though that applies to Odysseus, Hamlet, Charles Foster Kane... Narrative in general. Our investment in any form of entertainment is equally nonsensical.