And are willing to fund 9 failures… nobody else will do that and it’s impossible without gunning for the 10x return.

This is oversimplified at best. Not all VCs are created equal. A broad-brush characterization like this removes any incentive for VCs to behave well (if everyone will assume the worst of you, why bother trying to build a good reputation), and discourages entrepreneurs from vetting their investors (why bother, if they're all equally bad).

They don't care.

The goal for all VCs is to make large returns from startups, Otherwise they underperform. VCs know that 90% of these startups fail and will make sure that they are highly unlikely to lose. Even if it means dumping on retail at higher prices via selling SAFEs in 'crowdfunding campaigns'.