The Off Topic has more relevance if we acknowledge the elephant in the room. It reminds me of a story (joke really) I used to tell my college students.

Short version:
An aeronautics company had a new jet plane that when the plane hit Mach 1, the wings fell off.
None of the scientists/engineers could solve the problem.
The CEO held a corporate meeting asking for ANY ideas.
The janitor raised his hand to reply, but everyone laughed hilariously.
The CEO said, “Let him speak, no one else has a solution”.
Janitor, “Drill a series of holes where the wing meets the fuselage”.
When the Janitor’s suggestion worked, the CEO asked how did he know.
Janitor said (punch line), “Everyone knows that nothing tears at the perforation”.

The point is, a good solution is a good solution no matter where or by whom it comes from.

But when you have a single loud voice drowning out all others, good solutions are never heard.

Maybe that will change and the Ii-Key novel approach will finally reach hearing ears.

Thus ends my political commentary.