Exactly this. People are so blinded by their bubbles that they think that these companies are actually having a hard time. And every single time they go like: "How often do we have to teach you this lesson?!"
There.is.no.lesson! This whole BS works. They have never made more money.
Continue to vote with your wallet. Don't support crooks, throw your dollars at companies like Larian and hopefully the others will follow suit and start making good games.