The messiness of reality romance TV mirrors broader speculative culture’s uncertainty

Evidence

Uncertainties abound for the viewer too: Why wait until the wedding day to voice doubt explicitly? Are these even real exchanges or staged performances? My argument is that the messiness of these shows makes sense, because the intimacies they showcase mirror our speculative communities’ own uncertain yearnings. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 237

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the reader’s thesis that people trained in uncertainty embrace speculative bets; extends homo speculans from trading floor to intimate life. — connects to: Reality dating shows blend romantic hope with the spectacle of failure — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 673; Consensual fictionalization of reality disturbs more than private solipsism consoles us — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 109
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Reality dating shows blend romantic hope with the spectacle of failure — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 673; Consensual fictionalization of reality disturbs more than private solipsism consoles us — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 109