These people didn't run away from the mundanities of existence in search of endless adventure. Instead, they found the most boring jobs in the world and made them metal.
After every horrible disaster, there's always those of lesser scruples who have no problem trying to make gobs of money off of others' sympathy and suffering.
You don't want to be your old-fashioned, neglectful parents; no, you're the wave of the future, and your kids are the waviest of the future, and you know it. And then that entire line of thinking gets completely out of hand and ridiculous stuff like this starts happening.