When it became clear that printing presses were being used, and were going to be used to criticize Monarchs and Bishops, they pushed for press owners to require License (permission) from the crown (centralized authority) to print.
understand? nostr:note18qzh9f7rngkcwdj8ac5j6l7zl796jajly68fvjzj5aggvdynqd8seemwad
"Communication protocols" seems an odd thing for the SEC to be regulating, until you realize that the standards for digital inter-bank transfers are "communication protocols".
Here's the other side of the story;
https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/10/monopoly-begets-monopoly/#gary-gensler
Gensler has been doing some amazing work to restore transparency in institutional investment, and reign in the robber Barron's who've been making billions off unpoliced financial scams. While people who work fulltimel lose their homes, struggle to feed their families, and get bankrupted by medical debt.
