In general, leaving such things open leads to a proliferation of different 'solutions', as multiple people try to solve the issue... leading to the additional c

In general, leaving such things open leads to a proliferation of different 'solutions', as multiple people try to solve the issue... leading to the additional confusion and cognitive load of trying to find a single solution which suits your use-case and works, when often none of them are perfect. Sometimes a 'benign dictator' single approach has benefits...