Posted by dovetailjoint on March 23, 2019, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Course they did..."
NO. I think, how can I put this? you're making a fundamental mistake, in imagining that these people are far, far, smarter than they appear. That there's some 'masterplan' behind what they do. I don't believe there's a shred of evidence to support that view at all.