It took me an incredibly long time to write a think piece defending reality TV against people who insist that it’s merely indicative of the recent decline of our civilization, even though the first reality show premiered 40 YEARS AGO.

But then I accidentally deleted it.

And I had to try to rewrite it with a 10-month-old literally hanging off my arm, pressing buttons on the keyboard, and SCREAMING in my face. So, if anything, the post is less about reality TV and much more of a representation of blogging in expert mode.