I realize that we have the benefit of seeing and hearing more than the players do, but if Chase thinks this, he is truly an idiot.
Not that that isn’t a distinct possibility.
But to your first point, you are absolutely right, we can’t know what it’s really like out there. It always fascinates me (even in a sub-par season like this one) to watch people’s thought processes and decision-making abilities suffer the effects of weeks of living outdoors and being cut off from the real world. There is definitely a psychological toll. Some handle it better than others, but it’s easy for us at home to underestimate this aspect of the game.
That’s what drives me nuts about this game. I would so love to see the hundreds of hours that we never see, where they are really dealing with being stranded in a primitive position, living on wits alone. And yes, just to clear things up, this is where Na has shown herself to be a truely reprehensible person, thinking only of herself in a tribal atmosphere. She is hands down the most disgusting character ever to appear on Survivor - an accolade no one should ever aspire to.