[techweenie]

Name a TV show that's doing a 'service.'

The guys who build the 'clown bikes' routinely grind on metal without eye protection; even weld without eye protection. Often you see the same thing on the other shows like AHR.

The home makeover shows promote the fiction that a first-timer can produce the same results as a skilled craftsman in painting, tiling and carpentry/cabinetry. The home filpper shows promote the fiction that it's nearly impossible to lose money flipping houses.

It's infotainment. Emphasis on the 'tainment.