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Fox had a reality shoe where they just tortured people for money.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_(TV_series)

And a lot of people look at these "torture" situations as a battle of wills. Nobody is truly being tortured and they aren't really in a dangerous situation (generally). Fear factor is a mix of scary and disgusting, with an audience watching and thinking, "yes, no, yes, not for all the money in the world, maybe, yes".

Mr Beast isn't exactly "bum fights".

Solitary confinement is "truly torture". https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-solitary-nation-show/

Solitary confinement isn't voluntary.

The Chamber? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chamber_(game_show)

If you want to watch an episode, check this out on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_FiahUZsxs

The Chamber (which is almost literally torture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chamber_(game_show)

If you want to watch an episode, check this out on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_FiahUZsxs

and only for the chance of winning $50k

Lower stakes might be a good thing.

I think a high payout could push some people to significant psychological harm.

it’s just not at all worth that much money to put yourself through this awful torture. how long will $50k last you in the US? it’s ridiculous. the person who voiced the “AI” was probably paid more

It’s a contest so people are going to be willing to endure more torture the larger the prize. One self limiting option might be to pay per day and decrease the amount every day split amount the remaining contestants.

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