Social experiment? Reality show?

Was a social experiment performed on the sixteen, or was it a reality show?

What is your opinion?

Buckley: "You're not supposed to be here."

Any idea what he means and how this relates to a social experiment? It's obvious that he is working with the black ops.

Another hint towards a social experiment is the behaviour of the cameramen.

Anyway: The meaniest being (Would you call Esther human after all that she did?) won.