I think of it as a consequence of the field expanding and becoming a high-income profession: with more people in total, regression to the mean is going to inevi

I think of it as a consequence of the field expanding and becoming a high-income profession: with more people in total, regression to the mean is going to inevitably show up and the hyper-focus on capitalism bleeds through in many places. Mask mandates were proclaimed to be bad for business so a certain level of opposition is largely baked in.