Let’s dissect the latest drama from the reality show “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” where the chaos is just as manufactured as the narratives pushed by mainstream media titans like CNN and NBC. Since when did unfollowing someone on social media become headline news? Yet here we are, with what seems like a concerted effort by the likes of People and Entertainment Weekly to paint this unfollow spree as the latest scandal. What’s their angle? It’s always gossip over substance. Who cares about the social media commotion when actual issues in our society are being swept under the rug?

What’s revealing is how networks obsess over the personal lives of reality stars while real stories get sidelined. Taylor Frankie Paul’s fellow cast members unfollowing her isn’t a “dramatic turn”—it’s just triviality masked as news. It captures the obsession of outlets like TMZ and E! News, which thrive on scandal rather than real journalism. Instead of critiquing the fabric of our society, they’re selling us soap opera-worthy clicks, missing the bigger picture entirely.

It’s time to ask: Why are we too busy dissecting the online behavior of “influencers” while ignoring the more pressing societal discussions waiting to be had? Turning unfollows into dramatic plotlines only fuels a culture obsessed with celebrity over substance, proving once more that when it comes to mainstream media, you should expect sensationalism over authenticity.