I for one, am not going to blame it on an actual wealth gap. Shows like "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" and "MTV Cribs" were around long ago and didn't caus

I for one, am not going to blame it on an actual wealth gap. Shows like "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" and "MTV Cribs" were around long ago and didn't cause financial angst. Probably because watching a weekly tour through some poorly decorated Beverly Hills mansion wasn't that big of an influence. We knew that a fair number of the homes were staged and the musician didn't live there (from how awkward the "tours" were). [0] However, we usually watched those shows with someone around us (family/friends), but social media is typically consumed while alone and no one else is there to laugh at the absurdities. If the people in their feeds aren't explaining that all the new clothes, cars, houses, and so on were given to them for free by their sponsors - that may be the real problem. Resulting in a perceived wealth gap. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ-Z7aFgDPk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ-Z7aFgDPk