As someone who has been subjected to and the target of a prolonged and systematic harassment campaign. Where many of the same (albeit only the tip of the iceberg and significantly watered down) tactics of gross invasion of privacy, harassment, and unrelenting 24/7 physical and psychological harassment - I am disgusted to see similar tactics packaged here as "entertainment". What this show does do is provide context at the perverse nature that some people possess who are willing to go to extremes to manipulate people into an outcome through any and all and totally unacceptable means. The same elements apply these tactics in criminal ways in devestating, life destroying and sadly life ending ways. Manipulations designed to discredit their victims and force responses that mimic mental illness and in some cases death as they seek escape from the abuse. To see this minimalised and trivialised as harmless pranks and excuses made as "life lessons" is in my opinion, criminal in itself as it provides cover, and a perception of social acceptance for the violent criminals who practice more extreme versions of this manipulation. Seeing a show like this is to me akin to watching a show that would teach a rapist how to select a victim and how they could manipulate their victim into situations where their crime could be accomplished where the victim would not be believed. Perhaps if they made that show, we would all see humour in rape and condone the excuses for those who practice it. Of course that show shouldn't be made, and neither should a show like this. Absolutely disgusting.
