Man, you didn't get it either? The whole back row was just one solid wall of people. I was trying to find a seat and it was just elbows, no space at all. How did that even happen?

Actually yeah I used to see it that way too. But watching my niece juggle school and sports made me realize how much real work that actually is.

Totally, it's that physical proof right in front of you. For me it was a little model of the solar system, just seeing how the orbit actually worked at that scale. You can read a hundred articles, but turning it in your hands makes it feel real in a way a screen never can.