Whether it's an active cabal, or just similar interests acting independently, really doesn't matter, the result is the same.

IF there isn't a cabal, then perhaps there should have been, clearly what has happened has led us here.

I mean, I'm happy with the price because it starts to reflect the power dynamic realities.
Nobody wants to play because the juice doesn't justify the squeeze.
The price is going to overcome that, imo.

Has this reckoning been strung out for years, perhaps with good intent, yes.
Will this correct itself absent foundational change, maybe.
The page could turn and start a new chapter in the hivstory.