Acharya Prashant explains that the fascination with shows like 'Bigg Boss' stems from a deep-seated interest in the lives of others, which arises because we have nothing original of our own. He states that everything we have, from our food to the attacks on us, comes from others, making us more interested in their lives than our own. This is because what happens in others' lives directly shapes our destiny. This interest in others' lives is a form of voyeurism, the pleasure derived from secretly watching others' private moments. Even though we know such shows are pre-scripted and designed to entertain and fool us, we still enjoy peeking into the lives of others because we lack anything authentic within ourselves. Acharya Prashant expands on this by saying that people are naive to think that only contestants on shows like 'Bigg Boss' pay to be there. He asserts that most of the people you see as major podcasters work solely for money. It's all a business. He compares this to seeing someone at a spiritual guru's place; that person is often sent there, either enticed by greed or compelled by fear. Similarly, to appear in the news, there is usually a political angle, political pressure, or money involved. He says that the entire system is a marketplace designed to fool the consumer, which is you. He connects this phenomenon to our inner state, explaining that for the audience today, everything is just an excuse to laugh because our hearts are always crying. Our laughter is not a symbol of joy but a symptom of our inner disease; it is polluted and violent. He warns that a person who is always laughing without reason is more dangerous than a sad person, and one should be cautious of such people. This need for entertainment is a compulsion born out of immense inner turmoil. Ultimately, our entire identity, including our ways of loving and hating, is borrowed from others, such as from movies and brands. We are like machines or trained animals that can be conditioned but not truly educated. We are like cardboard boxes stuffed with things from others. We are slaves, which is why we are drawn to the lives of other slaves—the celebrities—who are also bound by greed and helplessness. Our lives and theirs resonate because both are lives of slavery and compulsion, where our fate is decided by others.