I love a lot of the principles behind VPRI and STEPS. But it strikes me as a very futuristic ideal, not something we're close to being able to use concretely an

I love a lot of the principles behind VPRI and STEPS. But it strikes me as a very futuristic ideal, not something we're close to being able to use concretely and productively today. And I get the irony! The exact same thing is true of my post. But I think I'm not trying to shoot as high as you are. If we can find a way to make the VPRI/STEPS vision a reality, I'm all for it. I think what I'm proposing is a less ambitious interim step.