Escapism

It's pure escapism.

Tom reads science fiction as a form of escapism.

For me, the comic strips that I read and the ones that I myself conceived and drew were my biggest source of escapism.

Escapism doesn't usually put food on the table.

That's not "having a positive outlook"; that's more like escapism.

It's more escapism than optimism.

That's more escapism than optimism.

“If you look at literature on why people watch reality TV, that’s one of the main reasons: escapism,” said Danielle J. Lindemann, the author of “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.”