If your stocks have Cede’s name on them, they are not “your” stocks in a legal sense. This was not how the system worked prior to the digitized banking system.
DRS is a more clear record of ownership, yes
Voting is easier via DRS
You know votes actually count via DRS
Communication avoids a middleman entirely, so no, it doesn’t complicate the process
It’s obviously not a secret, I’m not implying it was. The other 20% of people actually own their shit, unlike the ones with Cede as the beneficiary.