You are right, things are becoming so much more transparent. I think it's partially because the PTB don't have any new tricks. They can't think outside the box, so they keep pulling the same stunts over and over. Once you know how the magician does the trick, from then on you watch for the slight of hand, instead of the trick itself. Thanks to the internet, and places like Steemit, the magician's trick is being exposed daily, and more and more people are now watching for the slight of hand. We are no longer fooled by the slight of hand.