That's a false choice. Just because we're stuck with Systems based on ambient authority, doesn't mean we have to be crippled by them forever. We're at a stage

That's a false choice. Just because we're stuck with Systems based on ambient authority, doesn't mean we have to be crippled by them forever. We're at a stage analogous to just before fuses were adopted to prevent circuit overloads from causing chaos in electrical distribution. Fuses and circuit breakers are almost trivial to operate.