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[passion_pomelo]

PDI's editorial today:

The people who promoted the ill-starred show may not know it (but how could they not have known it?), but they were actually exploiting the poor to build higher ratings. Shows like “Wowowee” promote mendicancy, the fast-buck mentality instead of honest and hard work and perseverance. They dangle before poor people visions of

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now how about...

[anonymous]

...when people lined up for hours just to see neil gaiman... wasn't the event organizers exploiting the kid's need to see an icon? err-- do i make sense at all? :p http://konpesyon.motime.com

Re: now how about...

[passion_pomelo]

there was no shoving, pushing and camping out for days outside Powerbooks stores for Neil Gaiman event because people aren't there to win anything and aren't too fanatical enough to do it. They are neither hungry, nor poor. This is a totally different matter. We are talking about game shows causing stampedes not a celebrity event being flocked by thousands of eager fans.