It is interesting. Here is the relevant section from my config.ini file:

# P2P nodes to connect to on startup (may specify multiple times)
p2p-seed-node = hive-seed.arcange.eu:2001           #  @arcange         (BE, Wavre)          (ASN: Proximus NV)
p2p-seed-node = anyx.io:2001                        #  @anyx            (CA)                 (ASN: OVH SAS)
p2p-seed-node = seed.thecryptodrive.com:2001        #  @thecryptodrive  (DE, Esslingen)      (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = seed.buildteam.io:2001              #  @buildteam       (DE)                 (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = seed.hivekings.com:2001             #  @drakos          (DE, Nuremberg)      (ASN: Contabo GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = gtg.steem.house:2001                #  @gtg             (PL)                 (ASN: OVH SAS)
p2p-seed-node = seed.openhive.network:2001          #  @gtg             (PL)                 (ASN: OVH SAS)
p2p-seed-node = hive-seed.roelandp.nl:2001          #  @roelandp        (FI, Helsinki)       (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = node.mahdiyari.info:2001            #  @mahdiyari       (FI, Helsinki)       (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = hived.hive-engine.com:2001          #  @aggroed         (FI)                 (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = hived.splinterlands.com:2001        #  @aggroed         (FI)                 (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = rpc.ausbit.dev:2001                 #  @ausbitbank      (FI, Tuusula)        (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = seed.chitty.me:2001                 #  @chitty          (FI)                 (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = hiveseed-fin.privex.io:2001         #  @privex          (FI, Helsinki)       (ASN: Hetzner Online GmbH)
p2p-seed-node = seed.liondani.com:2016              #  @liondani        (GB, Maidstone)      (ASN: HostDime.com, Inc.)
p2p-seed-node = hiveseed-se.privex.io:2001          #  @privex          (SE, Stockholm)      (ASN: Privex Inc.)

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I think most if not all of those hosts are alive... so this should work but it still doesn't.