Hey, @cmplxty.
It is a different thought, but I like it. It would be nice to know, first of all, who those shadowy string pulling characters are, and then how old they are. George Soros is often singled out, but there's got to be more. Way more. He's from the Silent Generation, by the way. He'll turn 91, so odds are he won't be around to influence things for too much longer, unless he's found the fountain of youth or something else. That doesn't mean someone won't take his place.
I wonder if many of the string pullers are actually out front and operating in plain site simply because it's easier to do and deny than it is to keep conspiracy theorists off your trail when you're still neck deep in secret societies. It's kind of like the government releasing UFO footage during the early days of the pandemic. :)
My guess is, you're right as far as to which generational groups they belong too. I've got to believe that most of those string pullers are getting up there in age, since once they've gained power, they tend to use it to secure more. Eventually, there is that pesky issue of mortality, though. Unless shapeshifting lizard people are actually taking over. :)