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Then why do they put it on as entertainment?

I'm just saying that's the premise of the show--a voyeuristic look at human misery. If not meant as outright funny, it's meant as something for us to enjoy, to feel entertained by. If the intention were otherwise, there wouldn't be the same formula of just following people around as they fuck up on drugs. It's not educational, it's pure junk television.