01 / Explanation
Three layers of authority
The signed corporate constitution governs the Foundation. VirtEngine network decisions govern protocol parameters. DSEMA proposes a safety and amendment process for agents. These authorities have different constituencies and enforcement mechanisms; one should not be described as automatically controlling the others.
02 / Explanation
Public purpose requires evidence
The Foundation’s purposes include education, public welfare, rights, and security. Whether a technical mechanism delivers those benefits requires measurable outcomes: who can access it, who can challenge a decision, how value is distributed, and whether people retain meaningful choice.
03 / Explanation
Capture can happen through people and interfaces
Asset locks and recorded decisions are useful constraints, but do not eliminate compromised keys, coercion, concentrated voting power, inaccessible appeals, or a captured client interface. Governance research must test these routes rather than treating a constitutional label as an anti-capture proof.