Why are we addicted to misery porn

from blog Abishek Muthian, | ↗ original
I walked by the living room other day and there was this reality show on television in which the participants were narrating what it seemed like their life story. It was sad, they and other participants were crying inconsolably while the camera panned to each of their faces for a close-up. It was quite awful to watch. I haven't watched television...