It is problematic that such class/wealth-based rhetoric is used even in mainstream publication like apnews.com and not just some far-left rag. It does not matt

It is problematic that such class/wealth-based rhetoric is used even in mainstream publication like apnews.com and not just some far-left rag. It does not matter whether adventurers are wealthy or not, there are plenty of high-risk activities that sometimes require costly rescue missions, while being affordable to middle-class people (e.g. mountaineering or caving). The mechanism to footing the bill should be the same, so there is no reason to single-out wealthy ones.