The nature of this game is to do whatever it takes to make yourself come out on top. A promise is a promise, but it's a sign of weakness on Survivor to give away a secret that could later hurt you in the game. You should be loyal to a certain extent so that other people will not resent you, but if you're in trouble and breaking that promise is the only way to save yourself, it's justifiable. After all, this isn't real life... it's a game show. You just have to do what it takes to win the game.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Moral dilemma
I think it is possible to form friendships with the other Survivor players, but that doesn't mean they can always trust each other on the show. There can only be one winner, so ultimately it comes down to every person for themselves. Once they have been voted off, they can forget about the competitive nature of the game and focus on the relationships they made; in Ponderosa they all seem to be better friends because there is little tension among them now that it is over for them.
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I thought that too,about they can make friendships,but during the game it is every man for himself. Once the get voted off there does seem to be less tension besides for the people who are still really mad at everyone else for voting them off
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I think that it's cool when the tribe members get voted off because then we get to see them in Ponderosa. I love watching them actually get along as opposed to thinking about the game 24/7. That gets annoying because they constantly think about getting ahead and panic. Since they all get along, it's nice to see and definitely takes away the tension.
ReplyDeleteBreaking promises is horrible, but sometimes people have to do it in the game to get themselves ahead. It is just a game show, but sometimes people mix up the game show with reality.