It's a technique used by leaders who want to stay in power. Whatever discovery there is will take out the need for them, so they block it. Medical care for example has had several technology revolutions thwarted to show doctors are the real heroes. It doesn't help that they're all in debt to a broken system as well. Now when it happens, the entire industry will crumble like the Shogunate against Commodore Perry.
It's a technique used by leaders who want to stay in power. Whatever discovery there is will take out the need for them, so they block it. Medical care for example has had several technology revolutions thwarted to show doctors are the real heroes. It doesn't help that they're all in debt to a broken system as well. Now when it happens, the entire industry will crumble like the Shogunate against Commodore Perry.