It sounds to me like transparency does always increase accountability full stop. It just turns out that accountability to lobbyists is a greater driver of legislator behavior than accountability to voters.
The problem is therefore neither accountability nor transparency, but the disproportionate influence of lobbyists.
1. If you organize a team behind a goal and persist in focusing on it, you are more likely to succeed than someone who does not allocate their attention thusly.
2. If you do the above, you need a way to pay for rent and groceries.
It sounds to me like transparency does always increase accountability full stop. It just turns out that accountability to lobbyists is a greater driver of legislator behavior than accountability to voters.
The problem is therefore neither accountability nor transparency, but the disproportionate influence of lobbyists.