Under certain circumstances, life is so boring there is no choice but to scream out loud. If one had children, a wife, or an extensive social life, things would be different. One wouldn´t feel bored. But it would´nt change the situation. It would simply prevent one, through lack of time, from realizing that life IS boring.
Many people who feel inherently bored take up a life of crime. Others become adventurers. In order to defeat the boredom, they seek the thrill of danger. This is another illusion. It doesn´t change the situation, either.
Another group live a life of fantasy. They believe in religions. They watch four movies a day, they read SF novels, they look to the skies for UFOs.
Needless to say, this is another illusion.
Left are the cynical hardnoses who live lives of quiet despair. The ones that smoke because it doesn´t matter. The ones that don´t go to the gym because that doesn´t matter, either. The ones that eat what they like, because it numbs the boredom. The ones that live alone because they are unattractive and unattracted. The ones that stage a broadway show of actual interest every day at work.
How many?
Bored.