I mean yes it is reality TV, and does serve the same purpose of telling boomers "Yes, everything is fine", but it's from the opposite direction of a freak show.

Instead of atypical people getting punished, it's folk conservatives would approve of getting rewarded by buying million dollar houses.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hmm. I haven't really watched anything like that but presumably the contestants face various dilemmas to make the show interesting.

In that case it would be the same. Commoditising the angst of contestants.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But also those shows are just adverts for the various retailers of construction supplies, fixtures, and furniture used in them.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All free to air is mostly product placement. That's why reality TV is so popular.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Of course it goes without saying that most if not all tv as we know it wouldn’t exist without advertising

[–] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not really, the dilemmas are "He wants something mid-century-modern, she wants something more traditional" and then they buy or renovate a house and both people explain why this house fulfills their requirements (or forget about them) and how happy they are with their new house.