Definition of arbitrary: 'based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.' (Google) Being first is not arbitrary. It is hard to achi

Definition of arbitrary: 'based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.' (Google) Being first is not arbitrary. It is hard to achieve, and valuable. It is a reason. There were networking systems before TCP and alongside TCP, TCP was clearly superior for a large number of reasons. Given that everyone on hacker news's livelihood stems from the awesome of TCP (not an over statement), I propose a bit more respect.