This criticism seems similar to the criticisms that Bill Maher has leveled in the past (of course Moore has much more understanding of the culture). They both

This criticism seems similar to the criticisms that Bill Maher has leveled in the past (of course Moore has much more understanding of the culture). They both are based on the premise that we must live our entire lives focused on cultural and political issues. That it's somewhat shameful to take a break and rest your mind on something comfortable. It's the atheist equivalent of many religion's focus on suffering as being a virtue. By visiting pleasant worlds in our mind we are not spending enough time focused on progress.