alex - the slowly sinking Titanic you Sir probably missed the boat.
The captain and the crew at Yellow undoubtedly caught the the boat
but were thrown overboard when the paradigm shifted benath their Titanic monopoly.
Now they are treading water while reciting their Hail Marys
Tellier, of course, has seen the future and has decided he does not wish to be Captain when the ship finally sinks out of sight.
Some children never learn; they believe that the market was set up to make them rich.