All solid points.

I guess for me my takeaway was a sort of moral shaming of the elites who prey on our desperation.

So to willingly participate in these recreations is like almost giving your approval to these people to exploit you.

But you're right in that even in the show, they chose to come back. I totally forgot that part. People willingly took part in their exploitation, just like real life.

I guess it's a case of art mirroring life, and it's uncomfortable for me to see it depicted so bluntly.