Deep Fake Love

If I could use one word to explain why you'd possibly enjoy watching a show like this, it'd be the German word "Schadenfreude". The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer defined it as "an infallible sign of a thoroughly bad heart and profound moral worthlessness", the worst trait in human nature. He also said that anyone caught enjoying the suffering of others should be shunned from human society. Yikes.

Now, I'm not sure how much I agree with him. Schadenfreude might be a human flaw, but it is also a testament to our capacity for emotional flexibility, our ability to hold apparently contradictory thoughts and feelings in mind simultaneously. How and why do we enjoy the pain of others - what is acceptable, what is "too far"?

"Deep Fake Love" pushes the dating reality show concept into terrifying new territory. Contestants put their trust to the test as deep fake technology blurs the line of truth and lies in a cash prize game. Sounds like your cup of tea? Grab a chair. It's about to get ugly.