Yes, they're alleging conspiracy. I think that Hanlon's razor applies here. > Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Yes, they're alleging conspiracy. I think that Hanlon's razor applies here. > Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. It's just how the system works. People behave as if they're part of a conspiracy, but they're all just doing what seems best (here, most profitable) for them. That's somehow worse than conspiracy.