Personally, I couldn't care less what random people on the internet are doing to earn money.
Your particular fascination seems like a classic case of grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side. If you're envious, why not just try doing what they do? I mean that literally. Try to make a living out of content creation, cranking hours of footage with a smile on your face day in and day out. If it goes well, you'll make your money and won't care what others think of that lifestyle. Worst case, you might just realize that that life is not necessarily just glamour and easy money.
Your particular fascination seems like a classic case of grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side. If you're envious, why not just try doing what they do? I mean that literally. Try to make a living out of content creation, cranking hours of footage with a smile on your face day in and day out. If it goes well, you'll make your money and won't care what others think of that lifestyle. Worst case, you might just realize that that life is not necessarily just glamour and easy money.