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Reality TV saved me

19 mins | May 20, 2023
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Reality TV is the most dominant form of entertainment today. Despite critics arguing that it's superficial cultural rot, Jason Parham explains how it saved him from depression during the worst year of his life. Critics reduce reality TV down to superficial cultural rot, but it's the most dominant form of entertainment today for a reason. Jason Parham reflects on the most challenging year of his life and how reality TV saved him from depression.

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