SSO.:
Leawood911:
How else to you explain the Cardashians?
A poor education system?
Good one.
Reality shows in general escape my comprehension, I do not understand why people watch them?!
I am not your typical intellectual who tremendously enjoys art and classic music concerts, on the contrary, I enjoy a good video game with my son more than spending two hours at the opera but sometimes I wonder how people can watch crap like the Kardashians. I watched once (many years ago) one of the first episodes because everyone was talking about them and I like to stay informed but I remember how I was baffled how people could enjoy this trash.
Don't get me wrong: I think the Kardashians are clever business people or let me rephrase it, I think their management (the mother?) is genius. How someone can make so much money in this industry with absolutely ordinary, if not even unattractive, looks and, is beyond me. The entertainment value of their "shows" seems also to be Zero (for me), so... I am really open minded but I don't get it. Is it the wealth people love to watch or what is it?
I think the Kardashians are a product of our new social media world, where shallow entertainment and self-presentation is king. Me and my kids enjoyed some early social media content about cars (me/son) or fashion/make-up (daughter) but now, me and my son barely watch YouTube anymore (maybe some of those car fails ), especially not those from YouTubers who gave the impression they are self-made social media millionaires but in reality, they were already wealthy (living off their parents and/or trust funds).
My daughter watches book reviews only, so she knows what to read next (she is a big reader, unlike me or my son ).
I watch a lot of TV and movies, I am very tired when I get home in the evening and I enjoy watching them with my wife together but reality shows? No thanks. Right now we are watching 24 again, the whole series, because my wife never watched it. Jack Bauer rules.
Social media? Much less than in the past. I usually only watch car videos when a new car is out or when I want to get a new car and I need some third party input and images.
I have no idols, never had and I will not start to have social media idols. Most of them are fake and I do not fake stuff in my life.
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