Is reality tv bad? Yes.
Are most best sellers bad? Yes.
Are most blockbusters bad? Yes.
Do people enjoy them? Yes.
They have their place.
Many desserts are bad for you, but that doesn't stop us from eating them.
(btw, "reality tv" is a misnomer.)
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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