> Why? The days of MITM boxes injecting content into HTTP traffic are basically over
The reason you don't see many MITM boxes injecting content into HTTP anymore is because of widespread HTTPS adoption and browsers taking steps to distrust HTTP, making MITM injection a near-useless tactic.
(This rhymes with the observation that some people now perceive Y2K as overhyped fear-mongering that amounted to nothing, without understanding that immense work happened behind the scenes to avert problems.)