Yup, I agree. Also, I think it's worth mentioning, in an ideal world, a lot of legislation and policy making should be made based on academic research, which is why so much money is invested. Personally, I believe academic research into Bitcoin is a "must" for it to be accepted as a currency.
A "must"? Bitcoin is already accepted as a currency! The services of normative academia are not required.
So in your 'ideal world', you are the de facto ruling class. Nice.