Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Reckoning With The Wreckage On Reality TV

"The obvious question to bring up here is: Are we complicit? 'We' meaning you and me but also, in that awful think-piecey way, standing in for the culture. Sure. I suppose we are complicit. The attention given to sociopaths, and the public pain that results from the potent mixture of attention and sociopathy, exists only because there are reliable consumers who enjoy the cocktail. And then we wait for more of the same, so more of the same is provided."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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