What kind of deep dissatisfaction or even disconnectedness with their own thoughts and/or emotions is making so many people “back-up” (or should I say confirm?) being spectators to a show of the cinematographic or athletic persuasion, with almost incessant and seemingly irrepressible eating?
What is not enough, or unsatisfactory about the performance they choose to follow that they need to double the rewards they expect from it with the more “palpable” pleasure of gorging on what most of the times is a “snack” probably worthy of the label “poisonous”. But not “what” they eat is so bewildering - if they were to chew trough the most noble and healthy of vegetables it would make no difference to my question - for it is “why” my most daunting question.
I wonder if there are any behavioral studies on the matter and if anyone knows of such research, I would very much welcome a pointer in its direction.