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90% of reality TV is just the modern version of circus freak shows (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In related news, I am staying at my parents' for the holiday and they watch a lot of bad TV

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

One of the formats I really hate is "let's laugh of people in debt" where the actors have fucked up personal finances due to irresponsible spending but then, when the grown up experts intervenes, scolds them for being stupid, makes a budget for them and forces them to sell their motorcycle/caravan/other expensive luxury item things are going to be fine. None of the actors are poor, they are just really bad with money but that format has completely muddled the public perception of what poverty is. It is right wing propaganda spreading the lie that "financial trouble" is a question of individual responsibility and morals.