Because everyone else is either vile or the most boring man in Britain or Makosi who now looks unpopular or kemal who is batty or Orlaith who is an attractive topless female or Science who has virtues and is funny but loud and not an ideal flatmate.
In that company some people think that being thick, not being involved with or understanding much of what goes on and doing nothing except have your toes sucked is going to make you win by default.
In the real world its either Science or a resurrected, penitent Makosi