Because I worked as a securities lawyer for 30 years representing Wall Street firms...
People ask me: "What is likely to happen to Sam Bankman-Fried?"
And I say, I have seen this movie before.
In 2011.
It was called the "MF Global Scandal."
Being an artist is essentially playing Battleship with the audience. You put something out, see how the audience likes it, and move based on it. You don't have to pander, just be informed by the reaction; listening to your audience is undefeated.