I think Chase put a lot of himself into it, especially AJ's rant about us being distracted by fantasies.
AJ "sold out"..... all of a sudden his life had some direction (the movie thing) and he snapped out of his depression and didn't give a shit about the environment anymore.
Pussy and a regular job will do that for you.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.