There’s a voyeuristic aspect to celebrity culture, and it’s best exemplified by reality shows and the entire industry branching out from them, like podcasts, YouTube series, or even IG stories, reels, and TikToks. You don’t have to be into celebrities to indulge in this kind of pastime either, so don’t roll your eyes at the thought of being forced to sit through an entire episode of the Kardashians or any of the Real Housewives series.
Celebrities showing off their cars and other expensive toys on social media or on specialized shows, or opening up the doors to their cavernous garages to established publications, also plays into that: it satisfies the hunger of the public for insights into a life that we might never have. In this particular case, it just happens that the content is slightly a bit more qualitative. Not to be a snob or anything, but no one’s throwing drinks in another person’s face, which is a Housewives staple move.
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