so swap it out for a better PKI system. There is literally nothing in any of your steps that can't be automated, except for the totally nebulous 2a "publish in the blockchain, have lots of high profile technologists sign it" which 9/10 people are not qualified to judge.
There is no reason you couldn't automate your whole suggestion, except for that one, which makes it infeasible and open to all manner of social engineering.
There is no reason you couldn't automate your whole suggestion, except for that one, which makes it infeasible and open to all manner of social engineering.