Dear Mom and Dad-
For me, my guilty pleasure seems to be reality television. When I watch tv, I usually do so to find some sort of escape from what's going on in my real world. So, in choosing what I want to watch, it seems to subconsciously be something that I can mindlessly take in and laugh about. I am not saying that I don't enjoy more education or thought-provoking things to watch, but at times it's nice to sit back and see the sort of things people do to get the rest of the world's attention on tv-- and it seems to work! The effects these sorts of shows have on myself and the rest of their audience's perception of "reality," since most of these "reality" shows are not exactly real. For me, it has caused a sort of obsession that I actually can't wait to experience at the end of my long day. It's not that I am obsessed with these people's lives-- I know don't necessarily agree with these "trashy" shows that I consume myself with, but in a way I think their main purpose for myself is based on humor; as vicious as it may sound, reality television allows me to laugh at people's lives and partially invest in them without having to deal with the repercussions of intruding in on people's lives in which you already know in REAL life.
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