This whole fucking premise is based on stupidity control and power.

FTFY

See, if it were based on stupidity, that would imply these measures are based on good faith efforts to solve a real problem.

What we have here is fabricated issues being "solved" with measures that don't need to make sense. They just need it to give them more power, more control. It doesn't matter if they look "stupid". They aren't acting in good faith to begin with.