"[...] This diffusion of power means that all the participants must coordinate, or no changes can be made. Status quo is the stable state of this system with only a few changes possible if there is strong consensus by a very large majority." - Mastering Bitcoin
I am still astonished what a genius system design this is which forces the participants to play fairly, if not, all can go back to cheating, robbing and failing miserably in the end.