As you well know, people can make money from a business which is...

As you well know, people can make money from a business which is producing nothing and eventually goes bankrupt.

This may be a little difficult for the average AEB investor to understand, but obviously you know what's going on even if you put a silly spin on the story.

To put it very simply for those who may not have a strong grasp on economics, people who have bought shares in AEB and held long term have lost money, but all the while there have been people at higher levels making large amounts of money from AEB through multiple avenues, including the directors despite their repeated broken promises and failure to deliver anything of value. There are many ways for people other than normal shareholders to actually make money. For them it doesn't have to rely on the company doing well. Buying shares doesn't put you in the same category as them.