Old-school viewers remain adamant that 'The Real World' has deteriorated, as if the original enterprise were some pristine experiment that got sullied as the conditions in the lab got sloppier.

Ultimately, criticism that 'The Real World' has devolved into a lesser enterprise comes from the viewers who came of age alongside it, not the teens of the moment that MTV has always existed for.

I'm interested in the real world.

Being offended is part of being in the real world.

Racism is unacceptable in the real world, and it's unacceptable online.

The telling of stories creates the real world.