I agree that it's a bit overwrought. I don't know that the premise works so well for this piece, but I think there's some merit to that idea, as in, it's the extension of a person in the present making a decision without considering the consequences because those consequences will be dealt with by their future self, who will somehow be better equipped to deal with it. I agree. Or, people that live in the desert and have done so for untold centuries. Why?! People sure do live in some crappy parts of the world, but I guess there's always people who figure, "the devil you know . . ."Here's a better question, following this line of thinking: WTF are the Inuit doing north of the Arctic Circle? You'd think "walking south" would be the killer idea since, I dunno, they hit permafrost.