These kids are letting themselves be exploited. They are being 'paid' with useless perks like luxury accommodations, and shoes and clothes. The 'perks' aren't

These kids are letting themselves be exploited. They are being 'paid' with useless perks like luxury accommodations, and shoes and clothes. The 'perks' aren't even a reward, but are the just 'products in use' that the advertisers are using to make money. In olden days, as exploitative as it was, you'd still have to pay a model to wear your clothes if you wanted to create an ad campaign. Now they'll do it for the 'privilege' of having cool gear.