First, the existence of hypocrites and irrational people is not a counterargument to appeals for efficiency. Second, those pointless activities are what we're

First, the existence of hypocrites and irrational people is not a counterargument to appeals for efficiency. Second, those pointless activities are what we're saving time for. I want to get more work done, and retire sooner, just so that I have more time for my pointless activities. People who don't begrudge every minute they spend in a car, in my view, are failing to maximize the leisure time that should be their chief goal in life.