why does it seem like bars/restaurants on these shows lack simple common sense?

i'm watching Bar Rescue and it's basically the bar/pub version of kitchen nightmares. i'm wondering how the bars/restaurants get so bad or how the owners are that blind/deluded. sometimes i think even i can run a bar better than them using common sense alone. :O

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Oneofthestormboys · 100+, M

I used to love watching the Gordon Ramsay ones, but then I found out that a lot of it was staged and 99% of them went out of business anyway. I’ve worked in both sorts of places, and they can be the owner’s vanity project. It’s tough to be successful in catering, and the ones who make it have to sacrifice a lot of themselves including their personal taste…

bugeye · 26-30, F

@Oneofthestormboys i wasn't surprised to find out most of em go out of business, particularly when thay say they are like 50-100k in debt :O

Oneofthestormboys · 100+, M

@bugeye Ouch. That’s a lot of pizzas eh?