Q would not have asked the question if this was the answer.
I've long held the theory that secretive societies are likely recruiting grounds for secret societies.
Have you ever detected a whiff of anything to suggest that this happens?
>99% of Masons don’t know Jack until they reach the 33rd degree.
what little I know if Freemasonery is that 99% never CAN reach the 33rd degree. The 33rd is "dead man's shoes", meaning that there is typically only one (or a few) in each lodge and they get replaced as they die. It's more of a ceremonial or administrative position.