This video fascinates me for a couple of reasons. One is the pure production of the segment in camera work, questions asked, stories told, and stories not told. The other is the behavioral considerations...
It is obvious that these are some of the most purely hedonistic dudes on the planet. They seek to maximize happiness, but their view of happiness is limited. To them, momentary pleasure = happiness, and they neglect the idea of gratification.
I wonder what their lives are like the other 1,439 minutes of the day. How does one step down from that moment of exhilaration? I think it would surprise no one to learn that these dudes smoke pot and have lots of gratuitous sex, but they can't smoke pot, jump off cliffs, and have gratuitous sex all day. There must be some down time late at night when they sit in their underwear and eat left over pizza and watch re-runs of Family Guy. Even if not, they must spend some time waiting around airports or the DMV or paying bills and other ordinary tasks. How do they keep themselves from imploding of boredom? If they tried to go back to a desk job after a flying squirrel excursion, they'd surely be paralyzed with boredom. Am I wrong?
