2004-12-13 : 4:49 p.m.
Prallels of truth

I am not a reality TV junkie in the slightest. Nonetheless, I thought this bit of an article I read regarding the last Survivor episode was suprisingly insightful.
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Rewarding the liars:
The last one aside, ousted contestant Julie answered those questions during the reunion, telling us that, during the game, �human nature took over.� Oh, did it ever. And what did we learn about human nature?

Liars win and losers reward the liars.

Of course, having just finished an election cycle, most of the United States of America knows this well. We like to be lied to.

We want to feel good regardless of the veracity of the statements that are making us feel that way, and we believe in fiction when it�s more appealing than nonfiction. From an early age, we learn that lies take precedent over truth when it comes to interaction with others. We lie and say that someone looks good even if they don�t; we�re told �good job� even when we fail. We always want to be removed from the ugly truths; we want our reality filtered.

It�s no wonder that reality television is so appealing � and it�s also not a surprise that it�s so condemned, because it�s a revealing, harsh reflection of the way our world works. Real things get edited into palatable, entertaining things, and we consume them with fervor. And of course, we don�t want to admit any part of that.
*** article from MSNBC.com
By Andy Dehnart
MSNBC
Updated: 12:49 p.m. ET Dec. 13, 2004


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