>>20043082> has the social engagement/small revenue stream that streaming provides, if only because he needs it more.Actually its the inverse. Tay is the one that grew up in poverty and remains that way. Jimmy had a really good job with the paper mill and his boiler mechanic job is also equally good for blue collar work. Of all the fish Tay was probably in the worst shape entering the tank and most hungry for the money because it would literally have changed her life immeasurably for the better. She has been getting a bit emotional over the success of her livestream the past few streams and mentioned that being able to play video games on modern hardware was like fulfilling a childhood dream for her because the few consoles and games her father had needed to be pawned just to survive. The only two fish with REAL concrete goals that made sense with the money was Tay who wanted to expand her crochet business, likely into stuff like knitting and maybe even sewing clothing from bolts of cloth if she had the money to get equipment, and Trish who wanted to apprenticeship into tattooing and open her own parlor.
>>20043167>Then the fishies discovered it themselves 1 week in, and production just gave up.Vance said it was cringe how they were reacting when it went down but the show was immediately better that the cast got over that specific hurdle because it was making the contestants act in artificial and stilted ways. People seem to forget that half the cast of S1 was aware of MDE and Sam to begin with.