perhaps!
it is possible ml people got involved at a more let’s say kickback level because banks etc needed to learn from them.

Ms is not rocket science. The only hard part for those who do not partake in it is “how can they do and imagine this stuff?”

Many neysayers to ms are moralists, psuedo ethics experts in their own minds, imposing their notions of what they see as right or wrong onto others, or hard chargers who cringe at any supposed success of others. Perhaps out of jealousy or maybe just the need to get off on someone else’s demise, these types love to stop those of us with the deal finding mindset

now I have always touted that deal makers and those entities that put forth all that we exploit are for the most part kind of “ok with some of it” as long as we all keep quiet. But in their defense I can almost see why many places shut down msers who blog, brag, be rude, or act entitled and loud in stores etc. we should never do this.

As one wise mser once told me, it is better to be the super wealthy guy in the room who is wearing shorts and an old t shirt and only chatting with a couple people but no one knows who he is or what he has than to be the star on stage yapping about all the great ways to get rich.

I had spoken at some miles meet ups in the past... about ways to do this craft and hush up about it. How to be a good steward of ms. Few took my advise. Now we see rampant stoppage and every store knows there’s some scam going on. Misinformed they may be but that’s what they believe.