Don't forget, we also had the disadvantage of a bogus "IR" firm who was spewing blatant lies (even if they came from the company, they were still lies IMO). We were being taken advantage of at every turn.
For a short time, I despised the "bashers". In reality, they were mostly just truth-tellers. I apologized to those folks long ago, for being so dumb and blind.
We're all free (mentally) of this debacle now. Let's keep it behind us. It's not worth another moment of energy or thought.