The op of this thread's protest would (could) inconvenience other pax.
Another idea i'd like to throw out:
if lots of people bought fully refundable fc tickets (expensive seats ) and then later cancelled, making it clear to the airline that it was because of the inconveniences caused by the current regulations that they are cancelling, this might prod the airlines (a more powerful voice than individual pax) to get some of the current idiocy stopped.