All legitimate questions, but if we only built perfect systems we would never have had TCP, let alone the pile of hacks we're now using to discuss this topic.

All legitimate questions, but if we only built perfect systems we would never have had TCP, let alone the pile of hacks we're now using to discuss this topic. Distributed governance on the internet is a massive issue, and it's effectively unsolved for everything from pairing to DNS. In practice, good faith goes a long way, particularly in areas that are largely academic in scope - like archiving.