As long as we’re pointing things out, we should also point out that unsustainable companies have not quite yet collapsed due to interest rates. We’re only seeing some pain, but once we due reach a proper high interest rate era these companies will be gone.
Why wouldn't SPACs count? What allowed those financial scams, spacs, crypto, zombie companies, was this low interest rates environment, for over a decade. Of course SPACs count, they are a consequence of LIR.