Recession TV: How Reality Shows Built Our Relationship With Money

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In this video essay, Chelsea dives into the dystopian world of reality TV, and how it has become an endless feedback loop of MLMs, brand endorsements, and other paragons of capitalism. Special thanks to Morgan Paige! https://www.instagram.com/morganptalks/?hl=en Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefinancialdiet Upgrade to the $9.99 premium tier to get our new Real Housewives podcast! Check out the first episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aI97ErIdu8& Video edited by Grace Lee SOURCE LINKS: Hotness inflation TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRwMb6Sw/ https://platformmagazine.org/2024/03/27/the-rise-of-reality-television https://www.drkotis.com/blog/reality-tv-shaping-thoughts-plastic-surgery/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/kardashians-real-housewives-reality-tv-wealth-rich-people/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/four-women-reveal-their-horror-stories-of-teddi-mellencamps-all-in-by-teddi-diet https://realityblurb.com/2021/12/16/rhoslc-star-whitney-roses-husband-justin-sued-for-role-in-alleged-pyramid-scheme-plus-details-of-lawsuit-revealed/ https://www.distractify.com/p/do-you-get-paid-to-be-on-hoarders https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/04/reality-tv-stars-hollywood-strikes https://www.out.com/drag/drag-race-prize-money#rebelltitem6 https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3dmav/what-does-it-cost-to-go-on-rupauls-drag-race https://www.thestreet.com/personalities/rupauls-net-worth-drag-race https://www.them.us/story/rupaul-fracking-new-yorker-profile https://www.tvinsider.com/762296/how-much-bachelor-bachelorette-contestants-paid/ https://time.com/6123115/selling-sunset-real-estate-explained/ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a33749376/selling-sunsets-mary-romain-secretly-married-19-months/ https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a45446661/are-the-people-on-house-hunters-real-couples/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/08/hgtv-flipping-houses-cheap-redesign/671187/ Music and sound effects by https://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:35 Ad break 00:11:47 Hotness inflation 00:20:20 Fueling our wealth obsession 00:27:08 The Real Housewives and scamming your way to the top 00:36:30 Reality TV and gender 00:44:05 The cost of #exposure 00:52:46 Exploiting the real estate dystopia