Is 500,000 enough to have your privacy completely invaded, put on display and be judged by strangers for eternity?

only for 10000 million.

With all the taxes and bullshit they take out of the 500k, you only end up getting 1/3 of it, and, no, that is not worth being watched and recorded for 3 months.

It seems these days, most folks will do anything for the right price. Check out a movie from the early 70's late 60's called "The Magic Christian" Proves the point even back then.

I am a "hobbit" in public life. I enjoy my privacy, my family, and my home. My private life is open among family and and my "close" friends, I have one for many years and I include her family as mine (I limit friends greatly.). I have nothing to hide from people I care about. I have no reason to be anyone else.

I might. Just for the experience.

ONLY IF YOU WIN

IMO the second you show your face on national television, you give up your rights (to an extent) to privacy...money or no money the exposure is there. Some people embrace it and run with it, others enjoy their "15 minutes", then try to retreat back into normalcy. Sometimes they are able to get back to a normal life, others have a hard time breaking free of the attention. That's a chance you take when you conciously (sp?) put yourself on TV.

In a heartbeat I'd do it! Plus nobody forces you to tell your whole life on tv. I'm sure you have to tell the producers when you apply but its up to you how much you say to the houseguests. I liked Sheila but I would never ever say oh I got a yeast infection on tv or other things like that.