Some of you are going to hate me for this, but here's the thing - all those elimination shows like "The Apprentice", "America's Top Model", "Greatest Loser" etc. are toxic, fake, and virulent, and spill over into popular culture, politics, and the economy in corrosive and evil ways.
They encourage cynicism, bullying, abuse, and narcissistic bullshittery, and are founded on the idea of public humiliation and degradation as entertainment. They make money by damaging the contestant and the viewer