Someone recently told me that watching television shows like The Jersey Shore and The Real Housewives of Wherever makes people “feel better about themselves.”
I suggested the same argument could also be used to defend slavery, public executions, and the mandatory defrocking of the obese.
More importantly, I added that reading a book, listening to a favorite song, or writing an old-fashioned letter to a loved one might also be an effective way of feeling good about oneself, and none of these options make you feel so sleazy as to require a shower afterward.
