Wasn't it revealed some time ago that the feds literally paid people to infiltrate those protests and instigate them to turn violent in order to give police a reason to forcefully dissolve them?

I had a friend who went to one of these back in the day and at least his account would corroborate that. For the first week or so, he was highly enthusiastic and confident that this might really achieve something, because the vibe was good and everyone was looking out for each other.

A few days later, I remember him growing increasingly irritated because thefts started to increase and people became increasingly more violent. Eventually he became completely disillusioned and got the hell out. The next week, the city declared an unlawful assembly and the cops came to clear them all out.