https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/opinion/scams-trust-institutions.html?ogrp=ctr&unlocked_article_code=1.Sk4.OUjA.Ov-d-Su-OQTr&smid=url-share

Madam culture really took off in the early 00s, though daytime TV was mostly scam funded well before.

It is now the dominant culture in America.