Valid points.
All my interactions (4) with wild kittens have been them hiding mostly. Never seen a solo one though. Also all humans are probably nice to cats. They might even see mama cat be chill with a human.
I got over the "are they torturing a kitten for clout" pretty quick into it. This felt more and more like someone documenting a rescue. It just bothers the heck out of me they got the kitten walking up to them and not starting with holding the cat or in a box.
:hears meow. Gets camera out:
Doesn't mean shit. I got a $25 powered no name screw driver and I use it every time I gotta grab a screwdriver. For years. No issues with it.
Sadly most things are made to just die after a year and go into a landfill.