Just so everyone knows, the origin of this gif, commonly used on social media, is Big Brother 15 (US), thats Elissa Slater (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by autismdragon@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Elissa_Slater

Found a thread on Twitter with a bunch of people saying they thought it was famous actresses like J Law and Shailene Woodley and thought I'd share my special interest knowledge.

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[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I don't care about whether it's "organic". I listen to people shouting over each other for no good reason at all on a regular basis already.

Cash Cab was one of my favorite shows for a while and that was widely understood to be fake. Still was a whimsical show about challenging people and making them happy.

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

The more positive, people on the street shows are much more palatable to me. The ones about people being nasty and betraying each other are the ones that I really dislike. they make me feel bad. swole-chonk

[-] autismdragon@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Like i said i look at the "being nasty" as a psychological study (though sometimes it goes too far for me too) and the "betrayals" as just part of the social strategy game which actually has fascinating game theory because of the jury

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Totally fair, I can see the appeal there. Studying people in weird or unusual situations can reveal a lot of fascinating things. Just what the actors/subjects feel they need to play up for the camera probably holds up a mirror that reveals a lot about society.

Kind of makes me think of telenovelas and long-running dramas like Days of our Lives that people love/loved to follow for the drama of the characters day to day lives.