I have seen a lot of people in the same general area as you who see it as "the way out," right? Like they save for years and eventually realize that they will never retire and literally work to death regardless of how well they thrift and save. It's a scary realization, it's the same reason gas stations sell lottery tickets.
It's not something to be proud of, exactly, but there's a big difference between them and the California leftist making six figures who bought in as a meme or whatever.