The examples you quote show a lack of insight on the part of those in control. The tragedy is that the control freaks that get themselves into positions of power don't know what they don't know, yet can go ahead enforcing law in spite of their innate short sightedness.

Thank goodness blockchain tech is providing platforms on which consensus can be reached about sensible ideas presented by whoever may have better solutions, irrespective of who they are. Nothing ain't perfect, because nobody can know what they don't know, but it is a move in the right direction, I think. At least here common sense rules stronger than corporate interests do, when it comes to weighing the value of ideas.