However, the responsibility is shifting to the viewer.
Are we celebrating a moment of joy, or are we consuming a commodity of poverty? Are we offering a ladder, or are we a rubbernecking crowd at the side of a digital highway?
This is the dark underbelly of the mega-viral trend. The social media discussion often centers on whether the girls are "enjoying the fame," but the reality is that fame without financial literacy—or legal guardianship—is a liability. Why does the algorithm push "village girl" content over equally talented "city girl" content?