Richard Osman

But it reminds me of nothing more than what people used to do.

They used to optimize their children.

So their children would be at French lessons, then they'd be at piano lessons, and then they'd be at hockey practice.

So every night, their kids' lives were incredibly regimented because they were, you know...

People thought you could somehow kind of mold this child into some kind of genius.

Your child is not going to be a concert pianist.

I will just say that.

So teach them the piano so they can play it at a party, but they're not going to be a concert pianist.

But it seems to have swapped over from molding our children into supreme beings, into this idea that we can mold ourselves into a supreme being by literally gaming every single statistic about ourselves.

We're moneyballing ourselves, right?

I get that your gut biome is important.

I would argue it's not that important.

But it is a fascinating thing.

It's very easy to make money out of.

And it's all, I mean, I suppose like all art and literature, it's all denying we're going to die.

Yeah, but the key thing that will kill you is stress and, you know, paying attention to every single number of every single... For some people, by the way, it works very well because that's some people's personality.

Some people absolutely love having a number for everything.

That's why people love fantasy football.

It's like fantasy football, but for your health.

Yes, because I found it too stressful.