It's not an either/or thing.  They will have many "agents" that dont know they are on the pay roll.  They could be paid or influenced through a cut out.  And so on.  It's all hidden in plain site.  But, there is a way to flip the script.  The more they hang out on bitcoin (or nostr) the more they will actually see its a good thing, that helps everyone, just like the interent.  People should be WAY more aware, though.