They complain about Keeping Up with the Kardashians, as though it's not the single most defining reality show of our time. As though it hasn't irreparably shaped the way we process and consume television. And as though it isn't totally fucking delightful to watch Kim, Khloe and Kourtney stare at their phones while dissecting their latest magazine covers.
It's OK to take pleasure in dumb movies and television shows as an escape from the normally heavy programming we consume. Whether that's another Criterion release of The Seventh Seal or the endlessly depressing news cycle. Intelligence isn't consumed, it's acquired.
So, rejoice white dudes named William who are inevitably the people scoffing at my love of shitty shows, some scientists have finally given you permission to admit that instead of re-reading Faulkner that one time, you watched Happy Gilmore and Water Boy.
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