Nobody is forcing you, mauismart, Xena or anybody else here to put money in the stock market. If you really think the stock market is so deeply corrupt, sell your stocks and invest your money elsewhere.
I’ll never understand why people who think like you, mauismart, Xena and some others do nevertheless invest in the speculative side of the stock market. You can’t win, so you might as well buy treasury bills, municipal bonds, or dividend stocks and earn some income.
BBIA (bye bye in advance).