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Reality-TV drama can be engineered off camera

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Contestants on massive dating shows sign away their basic psychological rights, allowing producers to legally deprive them of sleep and manipulate their alcohol intake. The drama feels real because the emotional exhaustion is highly engineered. Former stars are finally breaking NDAs to expose the toxic factory behind the romance.

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Reality-TV drama can be engineered off camera
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