That's right, people that have been flamed because of being called mining the token until it's released in the market and became tradable. Everyone got their fair share and have been happy with how much they have generated with the money. That's all what people care for and they don't care and mind whatever happens next to that project because they've done their exit and also got the money. They might agree to what Ben is saying about the project because they all care of the money that they've made from that and it's a hit and run for them.
As far as I know, their "mining" system is still up and running. Thus, there is the possibility for others to earn from this, even if they didn't get any airdrop(s). As for Mr. Bybit (and any other exchanger), just because people liquidate their assets doesn't mean that they lose money. For exchangers isn't something big to pause/ lock/ delist/ push any of the coins/ tokens/ memes that they have in their list. They are getting paid by the devs to list their projects, they get fees from the people that have these coins and trade them, and they don't pay anything back if they delist them. Not to mention any newcomers that will need to sign up and probably be hooked up there with other assets, even if they signed up only to offload one. So, even if a project is a "hit-and-run" and won't last long, exchangers don't care.
I think Ben is just stating what he thinks of the project if he has seen the same scheme on how it goes for pi. Most of us did also see it as a scam but because they've been asking for KYC for how many years and there's no clear signs and paths of where they're going. But then, one day they're about to get listed to a known exchange and everything changed overnight. And you're right that these exchangers don't really care for the project nowadays. Even as for Binance, they wouldn't care about that and all they care is on how much volume and money that they can charge them for listing and as well as commission through trading fees that will be generated from this project.