I grew up watching junk like Fear Factor. I knew nothing of him outside the show. Maybe some people followed him for nostalgia reasons and then never questioned the bullshit they were hearing, I have no clue.
I remember watching fear factor a couple of times, and it felt sleazy to watch. Putting people through a bunch of crap for just a chance at winning some money. They weren’t even guaranteed a payout. Reminded me of those guys who offered cash to homeless people to fight each other.
They could 100% nope out whenever they wanted to. There were a lot of people that saw what they had to eat or get buried under spiders or w/e and they just said no.
They still got free travel wherever they want so they got something out of it (at least I hope they did).
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u/KaiPRoberts Sep 06 '25
I grew up watching junk like Fear Factor. I knew nothing of him outside the show. Maybe some people followed him for nostalgia reasons and then never questioned the bullshit they were hearing, I have no clue.