Magic: The Gathering

That's everyone's gripe, ain't it? People ruin everything? I share the sentiment but this is the fate of all things doomed to become popular. They become something else.

The game was doomed to be a speculator market thanks to the Reserved List.

The game rose during the sports card boom, and was the lead-in to sports card bro boom during the pandemic.

Once finance sites popped up, everyone became an investor.