Maybe I'm naive but I think there used to be at least a modicum of self-restraint on this kind of thing. Sure, people always tried to make as much money as possible, but there used to be some limit somewhere - not because you'll get caught but because c'mon, we just don't do that! That seems to have now been totally lost.
If you judge society by the worst headlines and stories from social media then it’s going to seem very bad
You have to consider that news and social media only talk about the extreme stories. It’s not representative of normal
These headlines are showing that the class of "weakest members" has grown to include most of the population.
A representative of "normal" criminals demonatrates they are free to operate with healthy profit margins.