Howard, there is no implication ,it is a simple question, if you interpret it that way that is your interpretation.
but since you made this remark, let me answer that question how do agents damage the scene.
there could be damage to the scene if it is in the hands of only a couple of agents, why? ,
because the scene POSSIBLY COULD be saturated with ONLY the people who they promote, that does not imo lead to a musically diverse scene. THIS COULD OF COURSE BE USED AS AN ARGUMENT FOR MORE AGENTS, because if more performers are represented by agents, there possibly could be more musical diversity , that again is debatable