Reddit reviews The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World’s Longest Treasure Hunt

So .... this book?

Guess what I just found on the interwebs:

https://www.amazon.com/Curse-Oak-Island-Randall-Sullivan/dp/0802126936

At least one person is going to come out of this farce richer than he started. Still, the guy annoys me and I wouldn't give him a dime even if I found the Templar gold.

I took the time to read the Oak Island book (I didn't buy it, just borrowed it from the library) and the main thing I concluded from it is that after countless attempts over 150 years to find treasure, the island has had more holes in it than swiss cheese. Robert Dunfield alone practically strip-mined half the island down to 100 feet or more. There is virtually no original context left, much of the island was basically put through a giant blender. Because of this, the ground is littered with the buried remains of previous excavations, and the depth at which things are found has very little meaning.

Personally, I agree with you - the treasure never existed, just a local legend that spun out of control by either desperate wishful thinking or dishonest scams to get people to invest money.