It's overwhelmingly depressing to read this stuff from people who should be among the most respected professionals in our society. Sadly, the "dumbing down" is happening in many other areas (perhaps most) of human activity.
The simple truth is that regulators will tend to regulate more and more in order to justify and perpetuate their existence. And the blindingly obvious (at least to me) consequence of ever-burgeoning regulation that seeks to prescribe how humans 'must' behave is that those who are regulated will become less able and/or willing to think for themselves.
I'm sure you all see the pattern.