I haven't "lost all my vices," I've lost some of them, and redirected my energies in others. I still watch entertainment for example. In fact, I go out of my way to rewatch certain things.

I've always been a huge fan of sci-fi and fantasy. I've come to realize that they are a form of declassification. They are telling us the truth, and making us believe it is "fantasy" or "comedy." In the exact same way that they present the world with "reality" in the form of "news," that is actually a complete contrivance (fantasy), they hide reality within fantasy to make us believe that such ideas can't be true, because they are "obviously fantasy."

The truth needs an outlet, so hide it in plain sight.

Anyone who isn't watching movies and other fantasy is missing out on a huge swath of research material.