I love the TV show Survivor. I'm a fan, to the point where I watch reruns of previous seasons on the Versus TV network.

Why would I be a fan of such dreck? Of the bane of our modern existence, reality TV? Because Survivor is such an illustration of human nature. You're surprised that someone stabbed you in the back? Well duh. It also brings out the best in people, with Ian's bowing out of Survivor: Pulau to regain Tom's respect as being one of the classiest moments in the history of the game.

In any case, it's fascinating to watch how quickly paranoia spreads, how quickly someone will flip sides in order to protect themselves. It's a valuable lesson for anyone in a people related business to see how, if there is discord and strife within a team, things will fall apart quickly. Provide them with an external foe, something to strive for, and harmony will reign.

That being said, they violated a major tenet of the show this season with giving one team a luxury environment (well, relative one) for their camp. The adversity of living in the jungle just adds to the discord of the show, not to mention the fact that the easy life seems to have given one team a huge advantage. Might have worked for the Apprentice this season, but not Survivor.