Reality TV generates belief that self-improvement alone can fix any situation

Evidence

One can hardly underestimate the role that reality TV plays in generating this lottery thinking, which is the other side of what Alex Williams calls negative solidarity. The persistent message is that any situation can be rectified by the application of dedicated self-improvement. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 632

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Individualized self-improvement solutions block collective confrontation of structural crisis — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 1074; Workfare reality TV structures blame to fall on individuals rather than systems — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 631; Confidence can degrade into hope when it no longer tracks one’s own actions — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2767

Broader Connections

• Individualized self-improvement solutions block collective confrontation of structural crisis #expands (0.95) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 1074
• Workfare reality TV structures blame to fall on individuals rather than systems #expands (0.90) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 631
• Confidence can degrade into hope when it no longer tracks one’s own actions #qualifies (0.75) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2767