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Pretty much.
Capable employees don’t raise a huge stink.
They quietly put the word out to a few people they know and play along until something interesting appears on the horizon.
Then when they’re good and ready they just “suddenly” fuck off to somewhere nicer for them.
This was well understood 20 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart_Throb
Reality television has always been manipulated for the most draaaama otherwise it’s just hours of people sitting around.
For a bit of an experiment, try watching it with the sound off and just subtitles. The music and staging absolutely are used to control the narrative to paint whoever they want as Public Enemy #1.
I guess in that sense reality television accurately portrays modern media.