This is the same syndrome that causes people to slow up on the freeway to watch a guy changing a tire. Their lives are so humdrum and plain that even such mundane events as a trial pulls them in. Most people lead unbelievable lives of frustration and boredom. God forbid they should read a book, go to a museum or learn something about the world they inhabit.
I’m an avid reader, my family goes to zoos, museums, parks and the like. I was on vacation from work a week during the trial and feeling pretty depressed lately. For various reasons. Somehow this trial, amongst other mundane things at times, takes me out of myself and into something else to think about. When you are really depressed the things you used to get enjoyment from don’t have the same effect anymore.