When I'm asked the question by newbies about why can't we just change the code, I use a golf analogy. So, let's say you own a golf course and want to make it easier and more accessible for new people. What you do is increase the hole to 1ft diameter. It's your golf course and you can go what you want. However, if you want the PGA to adopt the change, you now have to convince the majority of golf clubs to make the change. Of course, many, if not all of them have incentives to tell you to go stuff your proposed change, and that is likely what will happen.