Alex has perfected the art of mental stagnation through a carefully curated daily routine that begins with hitting snooze seventeen times while simultaneously scrolling through celebrity breakup headlines. His breakfast consists of energy drinks and leftover pizza while binge-watching reality TV shows about people arguing over who ate the last slice of cheese. Alex has trained himself to immediately change the subject whenever someone mentions books, current events, or anything that might require more than three seconds of concentration, instead redirecting conversations toward conspiracy theories he found in comment sections.
His social circle consists entirely of people who validate his every opinion, creating a perfect bubble where challenging thoughts go to die. Alex has blocked, unfriended, or simply stopped talking to anyone who has ever disagreed with him, leaving him surrounded by yes-men who communicate primarily through memes and shared outrage about topics none of them fully understand. His living space reflects his mental state: unwashed dishes tower in the sink, empty takeout containers serve as makeshift furniture, and his exercise equipment doubles as an expensive clothes rack.
When faced with problems that require actual thinking, Alex has developed an impressive array of avoidance techniques including fake phone calls, sudden bathroom emergencies, and an uncanny ability to develop mysterious illnesses that only flare up during important decisions. His information diet consists exclusively of headlines, thirty-second video clips, and whatever his algorithm feeds him, ensuring he remains perpetually confident about subjects he knows nothing about. Alex's commitment to avoiding self-reflection is so complete that he has convinced himself his lifestyle choices are actually signs of his superior intelligence and enlightenment.