I think you are correct. There was so much money floating about no one bothered checking the value of anything (or the truthfulness of claims) and the key to g

I think you are correct. There was so much money floating about no one bothered checking the value of anything (or the truthfulness of claims) and the key to getting funded was promises and claims not results and prototypes. There also seems to be a bigger and bigger gap between expectation and reality in society in general that people are just fine ignoring (I'd cite climate change policy or deficits as examples of endless promises and zero delivery).