It’s escapism. If it’s not for you, that’s fine.

Yeah not sure if there’s a better word to use without coming across as pedantic.

Fake certainly implies these are worse (which they of course are), but I’m not sure if they’re that much worse. I think in many scenarios the proverbial juice would absolutely be worth the squeeze, but naysayers seem to disagree with that sentiment.

Is “fake” being used as a pejorative here?