> There is certainly an admixture of manipulating the public to achieve a desired outcome (rather than leveling with the populace) and gross incompetence and ca

> There is certainly an admixture of manipulating the public to achieve a desired outcome (rather than leveling with the populace) and gross incompetence and callous indifference at play. When they decided they had to skip Xi variant, it was made pretty clear that the patricians have no intention of leveling with the plebs again.