They fear what they can't control.

Humans are predictable in the sense that when something threatens to upend their position, violence or coercion is the default method.

- China has done this way back in 213 BC with the burning of scholarly books

- Galileo was in trouble for his argument that the earth revolves around the sun.

- Around 2020 onwards its the censorship of social media because people can share the truth much faster

Rinse and repeat. But we all know which side will be the winners in the long run. 

https://china.usc.edu/calendar/burning-books-and-killing-scholars-representing-atrocities-first-emperor-china

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