The fucked up thing is even if the parents had fun on it (I know this isn't your point, to be clear) it's still horribly fucked up for the children.
A lot of this shit hits hard for people who've had to go through this shit in their own lives and having parents who dissociate and stare off into space ignoring you when you're trying to talk to them is heartbreaking for a kid. Same with your parent lashing out at you like Nick would do. Imagine you were that six year old. You go up to them to tell them something that's important to you, maybe something that scares you, and your mommy doesn't even budge. You feel like they maybe didn't hear you although you feel like you were pretty loud, so you try again and yell at her, but she still stares off. You don't know what drugs are, you don't know what dissociation is, all you know is the one person you should be able to access is right there, but also completely gone.
So, instead you go to daddy. He's told you to stay away from his secret private adult room where adult stuff happens, but you have nobody else. You can hear daddy awake and talking very enthusiastically, but you hesitate there scared. You finally build up the courage to knock or open the door and he looks at you with such hatred and anger. By that point, you can't even remember why you came to talk to him. Do you turn away and go without saying anything? You decide to try talking to your daddy anyways and he blows you off completely, chastises you and says mean, hurtful things before sending you away. While you're still within earshot, you hear him enthusiastically talking about how annoying you are and how much you disturbed him from his adult activities.
You get back to your room and you remember why you went to them. Your clothes are dirty, you don't have anything clean to wear, and all the "snacks" are gone. You hurt. Your stomach hurts from hunger, your eyes heart from crying, and your heart hurts from being separated from any guardians to care for you.
But hey, Camelot got another $100 red boy! Fist pump! Fist pump! I'm fucking sickened.