Dr. Danielle Lindemann

One of the things is that kind of voyeurism element where you're watching the train wreck to remind yourself that you are not of the train wreck to feel slightly superior. Right. Like. Well, my life might be messed up in some ways, but at least I'm not like competing on The Bachelor or eating bugs for the camera. So there definitely is that, you know, there's also that sort of community.

One of the things is that kind of voyeurism element where you're watching the train wreck to remind yourself that you are not of the train wreck to feel slightly superior. Right. Like. Well, my life might be messed up in some ways, but at least I'm not like competing on The Bachelor or eating bugs for the camera. So there definitely is that, you know, there's also that sort of community.

But, you know, we can come into community with people, you know, from a wide demographic array just by saying, you know, I like The Real Housewives. And we can have conversations around the water cooler online. So we have there's that community aspect to it as well.

But, you know, we can come into community with people, you know, from a wide demographic array just by saying, you know, I like The Real Housewives. And we can have conversations around the water cooler online. So we have there's that community aspect to it as well.

But, you know, we can come into community with people, you know, from a wide demographic array just by saying, you know, I like The Real Housewives. And we can have conversations around the water cooler online. So we have there's that community aspect to it as well.

But also paradoxically, even though we watch it to remind ourselves that we are not of the train wreck, oftentimes the people on the shows kind of resonate with us or we feel a connection with them. because reality TV tends to traffic in these broad archetypes, right? Like there's the shy one, there's the bossy one, there's the smart one.

But also paradoxically, even though we watch it to remind ourselves that we are not of the train wreck, oftentimes the people on the shows kind of resonate with us or we feel a connection with them. because reality TV tends to traffic in these broad archetypes, right? Like there's the shy one, there's the bossy one, there's the smart one.

But also paradoxically, even though we watch it to remind ourselves that we are not of the train wreck, oftentimes the people on the shows kind of resonate with us or we feel a connection with them. because reality TV tends to traffic in these broad archetypes, right? Like there's the shy one, there's the bossy one, there's the smart one.

So usually there's like someone you can grab onto and say, well, I'm not exactly like this person, but you know, I'm more of a Chloe than a Kim. I think we need to do some soul searching. Speak for yourself. Or you can kind of grab onto and feel that kinship with the people on the shows. And that's by design.

So usually there's like someone you can grab onto and say, well, I'm not exactly like this person, but you know, I'm more of a Chloe than a Kim. I think we need to do some soul searching. Speak for yourself. Or you can kind of grab onto and feel that kinship with the people on the shows. And that's by design.

So usually there's like someone you can grab onto and say, well, I'm not exactly like this person, but you know, I'm more of a Chloe than a Kim. I think we need to do some soul searching. Speak for yourself. Or you can kind of grab onto and feel that kinship with the people on the shows. And that's by design.

I mean, it also speaks to the question of is reality TV reality? Mm-hmm. Right. And I think most people at this point don't think reality TV is a hundred percent reality. Like we're pretty savvy. We know that people are being cast to fit these particular archetypes and anything that falls outside of the realm of that storyline of that archetype is cut out.

I mean, it also speaks to the question of is reality TV reality? Mm-hmm. Right. And I think most people at this point don't think reality TV is a hundred percent reality. Like we're pretty savvy. We know that people are being cast to fit these particular archetypes and anything that falls outside of the realm of that storyline of that archetype is cut out.

I mean, it also speaks to the question of is reality TV reality? Mm-hmm. Right. And I think most people at this point don't think reality TV is a hundred percent reality. Like we're pretty savvy. We know that people are being cast to fit these particular archetypes and anything that falls outside of the realm of that storyline of that archetype is cut out.

So we don't really see people as kind of whole people oftentimes, right? If there's someone who is the worst 5% of the time, then we're going to see that 5%, right? We're not going to see that like the other 95% of the wonderful things that that they do. And then, you know, they're prodded with producer questions, free-flowing alcohol and sleep deprivation and all that stuff.

So we don't really see people as kind of whole people oftentimes, right? If there's someone who is the worst 5% of the time, then we're going to see that 5%, right? We're not going to see that like the other 95% of the wonderful things that that they do. And then, you know, they're prodded with producer questions, free-flowing alcohol and sleep deprivation and all that stuff.

So we don't really see people as kind of whole people oftentimes, right? If there's someone who is the worst 5% of the time, then we're going to see that 5%, right? We're not going to see that like the other 95% of the wonderful things that that they do. And then, you know, they're prodded with producer questions, free-flowing alcohol and sleep deprivation and all that stuff.

So are they 100% the worst? Probably not. But they do use the kernel of something that's there.

So are they 100% the worst? Probably not. But they do use the kernel of something that's there.

So are they 100% the worst? Probably not. But they do use the kernel of something that's there.