Marc Babin Experience

The real question is not: what is true?
The real question is: what is true right now?

The other day, I was watching a video where a storytelling expert explained how shows like Survivor are edited.

It’s not “just” reality TV.

Everything happens in the editing room.

The editors already know who the finalists are.
They treat them as the main characters of the season.

And they build the episodes around them.

We are shown the decisive moments.
The key conflicts.
The choices that, in hindsight, lead to the finale.

Of course, suspense must be maintained.
Secondary characters need screen time.
Attachments must be created.
“Villains” must be shaped.
And yes… there are also the background players, the ones who leave early.

But everything is structured to tell a bigger story.

When you know the winner and rewatch the season, you start seeing the clues everywhere.

It’s not a compilation of the “best moments of the day.”
It’s a narrative.

And this principle goes far beyond reality TV.

The news goes through an editorial process.
Choices are made about what will be shown.
And especially… what will not.

Thousands of good stories will never be aired.
Why?
Because “everything is fine” captures little attention.

But a crisis.
An attack.
A threat.

That’s when your survival system activates.
Fear holds attention.

I witnessed, in my younger years, the shift from serious news to sensationalism. What used to belong to tabloids and sensational newspapers like Allô Police and screaming headlines has gradually become the norm.

The same logic applies to advertising.
Music videos.
Cooking shows.

The best productions do not show you “a little bit of everything.”
They make you feel something.

They tell you a story.