Meanwhile post Etherium-Bomb the market has been saturated by rock-bottom priced second-hand high-end cards.

Ahh, I see. We’re at that “bleed talent from the company for short term stock gain and bail from this hot potato before it’s obvious we’re tanking” step.

There was a point in history where what was good for a company’s stock was good for the company in general. But now successful companies are shooting themselves in the foot with alarming frequency. If the stock isn’t going up, then the shareholders get angry. Doesn’t matter that the market is saturated and there is nowhere “up” left to go. The company won’t be complacent with steady massive profits and instead commit suicide just to get that last stock bump.

Like everyone at the Battle of New Orleans.

But The Data says! https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-data