If they weren't authoritarians, they wouldn't be working for an enforcement agency of the government. They don't need to be true believers to be on a side.
I haven't been in a Chili's in forever, and I don't expect to go again. So I'm going to avoid everything from Brinker International [NYSE: EAT] now (Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy), and I'm thinking that I might sell some of it short too.
Right, so before we see solar take hold, it needs to be illegal for a property owner to own the panels, and the power company has the right to put them anywhere they like.
This is just late-stage capitalism and the centralization of capital. Areas become uninsurable for "homeowners", so large companies buy the land and "develop" it, using their influence to get bulk insurance. Then when the middle class have fled or been flattened into the working class, they're only going to be able to rent a much smaller place than before, which is more efficient for the real estate company.
Oh, and it's likely that the only reason for the development is because the equity firm involved has other companies they want local staff for.
Look at what mask and quarantine policies have caused in America today. We've sped things up nowadays through technology and communications. The kids who grew up under mask mandates and quarantines, the moment they became adults, were essentially feral and lawless.
Then... we only use the versions that work. And someone can fork from there.