No no. "I could be persuaded to believe it was "wising up" and paying for the stuff if there was something concrete that indicated it." I asked you to provide something concrete for your belief that companies just started wising up and paying for it. The basis for this sounds a bit far fetched. Like i said, if there was something that indicated this then it might be plausible.
I asked "You do agree that the pandemic was a beneficial factor for sales last year though?" and you said "no i don't agree with that sentiment." Now you say you are not claiming that it had no effect.
It is not for me to declare that many in the sector saw a boost to their revenues, this is just a fact. I did not ask you to provide something concrete to prove that the pandemic had nothing to do with their sales, I asked you to provide something more concrete than a loose theory about companies "wising up".