> government intervened to stabilize a critical industry, avoiding systemic collapse that surely would have ...

I guess we'll never know what would have, no matter how sure you seem to be.

I, for one, am still a little bitter about what could have been if not for a couple of those bailouts.

Did you also oppose the government stepping in when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed? The FDIC had a clear upper limits. It shouldn't have paid depositors more than that.