A few years ago there was some news articles about “group chats that rule the world”, and for some reason people didn’t take it seriously enough. Closer to the top, it feels like it’s “everyone knows everyone” game. Playing against those groups just leads to a perma-loss, so you’re incentivized to partake.
This is/was one of such groups.
Some people would love to play against those groups with the goal of not winning but costing their opponents dearly.
They never get the opportunity though because those groups are intentionally protected from those kinds of players.
Anyone who tried has failed. It’s in the interest of the group to actively silence the dissidents as well. And it’s pretty easy when you already have the power.