Why are we addicted to Reality TV?

When growing up everyone heard, “Too much TV isn’t good for.”  Now I’m not questioning that statement, but I’m curious to who made that up?  True too much TV probably isn’t good for you, but some TV can’t be all that bad, depending on what you are viewing I suppose.  Reality TV as a whole has gone through many phases along it’s growth.  I feel that some shows have gotten a “bit” ridiculous.  For instance, having shows where they fight there fears, a dating show based on looks alone, deceiving people money…etc.

Watching real people fight their fears, the jealousy of others winning cash, meeting their perfect match are what people want to see even though people get hurt along the way and make fools of themselves.  As long as those people making fools out of themselves aren’t us then we don’t care.