You are correct that many "certifications" and "licences" are less about insuring competence in a field, and more about controlling entry into that field, thus reducing open competition and allowing prices to be raised higher than they would be in a competitive environment. Guilds, basically. I've studied many examples of this kind of thing. Believe me, your experience happens in countless fields.
The education industry (as another example) is wallowing in the "certification" con game. Albert Einstein couldn't get a job as a math teacher without that certificate from an education school.
I'm not looking for "cure alls," or utopias. I'm just looking for systems that could work better than what we've got now. Heck, that's all the Founders were looking for.
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