No human systems are in equilibrium. The balance you point to is a very good point. I think it's secured by economics. Centralization is closely tied to coercion and control, and so every tightening of the screw increases the value of, and the "market" for freedom. It's like how prohibition handed a lucurative business to the Corleone family. Centralization is the fuel of the bitcoin community (and other forces of opposition. That was also @npub1gdu7...6nak point in the bitcoin standard: The worst thing governments can do to bitcoin, is to start acting responsibly. I'm thinking of writing something on how economic (and financial) principles apply to ideas, culture and personal choices. It's an interesting (and big!) topic.