This is another "what is this world coming to"-rant that suggests that I'm getting old.

The context: I was in the fast food place around the corner from our house, getting myself some fries and a burger for dinner and the TV there was turned to SBS6, a channel I would never watch, even if I had cable TV. It was a British TV show where people fixed up their home, at first sight. But when I looked more carefully, I realised that they were fixing up a home to get it sold. The mold on the walls was being glossed over and painted white again and they placed new furniture everywhere. And then the presenter was shown talking the sellers of the house through what they should say to potential buyers: "Don't mention the mold and the water damage. If they ask about the view, don't say anything about the plans to build an appartment building there. Tell them about what it was like while you lived here instead."

The presentor was teaching them to lie about their house to get it sold, telling them to scam people into buying a house with water damage instead of getting it fixed, telling them to say nothing about the plans that will soon destroy the view and surround the house with construction sites. I know these things happen, but they are not legal, if someone would sue these sellers, they'd win. Since when is it normal to teach people on TV how to perform illegal activities? What is next? Informercials for a tool that could help people with identity theft?

(I am so glad that I don't have cable. I have been watching Angel all weekend. Thanks, Bram.)