It's not an either/or thing. They will have many "agents" that dont know they are on the pay roll. They could be paid or influenced through a cut out. And so on. It's all hidden in plain site. But, there is a way to flip the script. The more they hang out on bitcoin (or nostr) the more they will actually see its a good thing, that helps everyone, just like the interent. People should be WAY more aware, though.