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I'm not entirely sure what would be expected here. Reality television is trash entertainment for trash audiences. I can't imagine intentionally placing myself in the crosshairs of society's lowest common denominators unless I had a plan to leverage it for my financial benefit. The people who consume this media lack critical thinking skills, the ability to differentiate reality from fiction, and a lack of impulse control. This didn't occur thirty years ago when "reality tv" was in its infancy. The actual reality is well known and abundantly clear now.
This was well understood 20 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart_Throb
Reality television has always been manipulated for the most draaaama otherwise it's just hours of people sitting around.
For a bit of an experiment, try watching it with the sound off and just subtitles. The music and staging absolutely are used to control the narrative to paint whoever they want as Public Enemy #1.
I guess in that sense reality television accurately portrays modern media.
I can't help feeling kinda sorry for most reality tv contestants now.
The latest one that really got to me was Alone. I watched a couple of different countries versions. It basically is leaving people in the middle of nowhere until they have a mental breakdown. I bailed out part way through a season. I just couldn't watch any more, it was so depressing.
To want to be on any of these reality shows, I just keep feeling bad for them.
I tend to avoid most reality TV because I never know how much has been cut or instigated by the producers to make the show more dramatic. The one sub-genre I don't mind is the contest one, specifically where it's focused on the challenges rather than personal interactions between contestants. A few Korean ones I've watched recently which were quite good were Physical: 100, Siren: Survive The Island and The Devil's Plan. Of course, the editing still makes these shows appear more dramatic or tense than they really were but at least they generally don't misrepresent the personalities of the people involved.
Some people will go to extreme lengths to get their 15 minutes of fame (or infamy).
If I wanted to watch car crash TV, I would just watch Dashcams Australia.