Psychology
The basic rule of multigenerational chaotic plans is that the first item of information entering the system determines how the system processes subsequent information.
Балуй внутреннего зверя.
A goal without a plan is just a wish — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
To put simply, if I could sell a penknife with a force-field blade to a nobleman, it would be to his interest to force laws that would allow him to use it. Put it boldly, it sounds silly, but it is sound, psychologically.