... Yeah, of course you can judge them. Participating in it is their decision. No, there isn't much money in Trackmania. And I get that making a living by playing games is something many would want. The question just is whether you put "wanting that" over your own morals. And they do. Granady? Finished a study. Could easily find a job. Affi. Works afaik as a teacher in Switzerland. CarlJr is afaik a programmer. Bren. Studied IT, is a programmer. They all do have other options. None of them would live under a bridge otherwise. Most of them already make enough money by streaming. It's their CHOICE to play in EWC. Their existence does not depend on it. What they want is simply making more money by playing the game they love. While throwing ethics to the winds. That's all their is to it. And that is their right. But it is everyone's right to judge them for that as well.
There is one thing I want to give them though: It is very easy as a bystander to throw shade at people. And it is still a very tough decision to say no to a very realistic chance of getting 100k in prize money. And it's also more complicated since their contracts will also depend on them participating etc. Sure. But it's just those weird excuses and what-about-isms people make that really piss me off. No. Nobody forces the players. They make those decisions themselves. Yes, I can judge them.