> Is it that really, honestly that hard for people in power to recognize that trying to prevent progress in their industry is exactly what will get them in trou

> Is it that really, honestly that hard for people in power to recognize that trying to prevent progress in their industry is exactly what will get them in trouble, lose them all of their money and potentially land them in jail? When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When the only thing you care about is power, then the whole life becomes a power game. "Progress? Pffft, that's for nerds." There are no rational actors when it comes to money, it's all Wille zur Macht, with some at the top and most at the bottom. And "success" on this scale is only fanning the desire for more. Human nature is pretty screwed up.