Dr. Danielle Lindemann

Well, I guess the sociology answer is we are all playing ourselves all of the time. Right. We are like all performing for audiences of others. So, yeah, my criteria is not are they acting because that's I mean, how do you parse that? Right. Are they acting or are they not? But are they basically playing themselves? whether or not there's any scripting involved.

Well, I guess the sociology answer is we are all playing ourselves all of the time. Right. We are like all performing for audiences of others. So, yeah, my criteria is not are they acting because that's I mean, how do you parse that? Right. Are they acting or are they not? But are they basically playing themselves? whether or not there's any scripting involved.

Yeah, it's interesting because if you talk to people who are long-time reality TV personalities, they'll say that they eventually forget about the camera.

Yeah, it's interesting because if you talk to people who are long-time reality TV personalities, they'll say that they eventually forget about the camera.

Yeah, it's interesting because if you talk to people who are long-time reality TV personalities, they'll say that they eventually forget about the camera.

I can't imagine forgetting about the camera, but I mean, that's what they will say. Yeah, I mean, but obviously, right, like the presence of a camera is going to change the social dynamics of a situation. Now, is it going to kind of amplify what was already there? It's interesting because I think

I can't imagine forgetting about the camera, but I mean, that's what they will say. Yeah, I mean, but obviously, right, like the presence of a camera is going to change the social dynamics of a situation. Now, is it going to kind of amplify what was already there? It's interesting because I think

I can't imagine forgetting about the camera, but I mean, that's what they will say. Yeah, I mean, but obviously, right, like the presence of a camera is going to change the social dynamics of a situation. Now, is it going to kind of amplify what was already there? It's interesting because I think

A lot of people don't realize the psychological stressors that reality, or maybe don't even care, right? Because they'll just say, well, you shouldn't have gone on the show then, right? You knew what you were getting into. There's kind of that lack of sympathy there. I mean, there are multiple psychological stressors that these people are being pinged with on these shows.

A lot of people don't realize the psychological stressors that reality, or maybe don't even care, right? Because they'll just say, well, you shouldn't have gone on the show then, right? You knew what you were getting into. There's kind of that lack of sympathy there. I mean, there are multiple psychological stressors that these people are being pinged with on these shows.

A lot of people don't realize the psychological stressors that reality, or maybe don't even care, right? Because they'll just say, well, you shouldn't have gone on the show then, right? You knew what you were getting into. There's kind of that lack of sympathy there. I mean, there are multiple psychological stressors that these people are being pinged with on these shows.

So, I mean, you could argue that under these conditions, any of us would behave badly.

So, I mean, you could argue that under these conditions, any of us would behave badly.

So, I mean, you could argue that under these conditions, any of us would behave badly.

Yeah, there's that issue of coercion in reality TV. I do think there's more of an understanding about that, the sort of coercion dynamics of reality TV now. I think that's slightly starting to change. With people realizing like, oh, like, hey, maybe these drunk people who have had no sleep, right, cannot consent to being filmed.

Yeah, there's that issue of coercion in reality TV. I do think there's more of an understanding about that, the sort of coercion dynamics of reality TV now. I think that's slightly starting to change. With people realizing like, oh, like, hey, maybe these drunk people who have had no sleep, right, cannot consent to being filmed.

Yeah, there's that issue of coercion in reality TV. I do think there's more of an understanding about that, the sort of coercion dynamics of reality TV now. I think that's slightly starting to change. With people realizing like, oh, like, hey, maybe these drunk people who have had no sleep, right, cannot consent to being filmed.

Or what about these kids who are on these reality shows who have no choice but to film, right? Like, is that ethical? Is that coercive? And of course, then they cast people who really need the money.

Or what about these kids who are on these reality shows who have no choice but to film, right? Like, is that ethical? Is that coercive? And of course, then they cast people who really need the money.

Or what about these kids who are on these reality shows who have no choice but to film, right? Like, is that ethical? Is that coercive? And of course, then they cast people who really need the money.