LOVE IS BLIND WILL SAVE DEMOCRACY

or Democracy Is Blind

Love Is Blind is good for democracy.

Yes, the TV show.

No, seriously. Hear me out.

I didn’t want to watch it.
I had no interest in watching it.
Shannon made me.

Now I’m hooked.

For those who don’t know what it is, imagine the worst reality show spin on a dating show and then make the contestants get married at the end.

The cast (they are definitely more cast than contestants) are separated into two groups, usually by gender.
The men and women go on ‘dates’ in these constructed plush pods where they have food and drink and the ability to chat at length to each other… but there’s a wall between them.
So they can’t see each other.
That’s the ‘blind’ part.
Get it?

The chats can get quite intimate and vulnerable.
So some of the cast eventually fall in love.
Then they propose marriage and they begin their figurative march to the altar.

It is ludicrous.

‘But isn’t this just regular dating for blind people?’ I hear you say.
Kinda… but also no as blind people rarely regain full sight and get to see how good looking the dates they gave up on are.

It is fascinating… and addictive watching.
And I think it might save democracy.

‘How?!’ I hear you cry into your Harris Walz 2024 pillow.

Well, one of the main appealing aspects of Love Is Blind is that we, the viewers, feel we get to know each side quite well. I mean, we can see them.

We get to be high and mighty in our opinions as we shout “she’s dodged a bullet'“ or “that whole pod is full of red flags” at our televisions.
Like we’re excellent judges of characters.

Then in the next episode it turns out Stephen has been sexting some other girl while getting his sleep apnea tested.
What the hell, Stephen?? We were sure you were a perfect match for Monica!

It reminds us that, even though it seems we have all the information we need, we are easily duped.
We can be terrible judges of character.

This is good for democracy.

In a world where we are bombarded with information, it can feel like we have more than we need to judge someone as good or bad.
Adding a little doubt to that equation is good.
It engages our critical thinking skills.

These days, anything that gives us an excuse to dust off those skills and allows us to scrutinize more… is good for democracy.

Plus don’t even get me started on Leo.

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