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Music on Reality TV is Insanely Manipulative
Tantacrul
Tantacrul analyzes how stock music in reality TV uses blunt, repeated tropes to manipulate viewers, comparing it to nature documentaries. He ties it to ideas of reification and cultural homogenization.
Recommended as a sharp piece of media criticism by a well-liked music YouTuber, and cited for the concept of reification.
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