[rlongstaff]

> * There was almost zero bullshit reality TV manufactured drama

The bit in the article that astounded me was where he talked about sections of the contract everyone was expected to sign: "Another clause allowed for willful misrepresentation for the sake of drama..."

[JohnTHaller]

That's basically all of reality TV. There's hardly anything real about it. The scenarios are all scripted. The only thing that's sometimes real are the reactions of the 'stars'. And, even then, they're so re-edited and re-framed, that the end result doesn't have much in common with reality.

[cheald]

That's standard fare for "reality TV". Most of that kind of stuff is utterly fabricated.

[Fomite]

Aka "We reserve the right to make a loser edit to drum up suspense". This was the least surprising part of it for me.

[kingkawn]

What we call bullshit is another way of saying, "in case you are supremely boring we reserve the right to make it seem like observing your day-to-day life is at the least enjoyable as a train-wreck." Maybe we are bullshitting by not living so well thats its more enjoyable than watching others live poorly.

[brianpgordon]

Boring is safe. I wouldn't call being boring "living poorly."

[jimmaswell]

According to Hacker News if you live a safe and "boring" life you're the worst kind of person out there