I don’t think it is dead - it never was alive.
I see it as what it is - an acronym created by Goldman Sachs to sell their international fund.
the four/five countries have little to nothing in common culturally, geopolitically or economically.
It’s as if we created a new coalition called the M&M&M for Mexico, Malaysia and Montenegro —> all with similar GDP per capita (nominal)./
I don’t think it would have held together in the long run. But I never thought about that it was quick profiteering by the bankers. You could be right on that as well.