Fan Casting Skewed Priorities in Sort by Tropes

Common sense tells us that tasks and goals which have severe consequences if they are ignored — such as avoiding death, obtaining food and shelter, taking care of your spouse and children, or not getting fired from your job — are more important than optional desires such as looking fashionable, not missing your favorite television program, obtaining some rare collectible, or saving a trivial amount of money. Except there are certain people who seem to have it all backwards, ignoring serious problems while spending their effort on things that are relatively meaningless.