Are they though? Presenting this as some excess of capitalism is emotive but in reality they’re likely to be making almost nothing from it. Their motivations might well be to draw attention to a bad situation, they might even donate money to drug addicts for all we know or be one themselves (or possibly drug addiction charities).
Seems like lazy journalism to write a whole story based on ‘i watched ten minutes of a live stream’ so I’m not willing to make judgements based on it.
SCB@lemmy.world 1 year ago
These streams are popular so rural people can shit on urban people. That’s really the entire point.
These rurals also have similar drug abuse in their communities, but it’s hidden from them, and this let’s them pretend cities are hellscape.
Most conflict in America exists because rurals are poor and ignorant but don’t like being perceived that way.
dan1101@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Or maybe rurals just like living in cleaner quieter more natural places.
SCB@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Some do, yeah. See when you’re painting with a broad brush and describing people as a bloc, you by your very nature are conceding nuances exist.