I agree on the logic of refutation and how experiments trump all silly theory.

But it is the human built mind and structures that change slowly-slowly, then all of sudden quickly.

As for ....

"This experience gave me also an opportunity to learn a fact-a remarkable one, in my opinion: A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." - Max Planck

This is evident in almost all of the major scientific revolutions in the world. After the discovery and experimental proof it mostly takes decades, sometimes hundreds of years for the practice to change.

The only alternative , as you allude, is to FORK IT ALL.

Build 100% parallel systems from ground up, boot-strapping it.

The difficulty is getting resources (money, materials, time, people, skill) all united into such effort and withstand all the attacks from the totalitarian status quo that sees all such moves as existential threat to itself.

All those who fight for it, get my vote, you too.