I guess just never put in more than you are willing to lose, as with any game.
Decentralization is a bit of a fools errand indeed... But I would argue that we knew that going into this. LoL. It was very much a "jSun or Blocktrades" watch n see where friends ended up going. At the end of the day, we hangout where our friends are, good, bad, or just neutral....
And definitely piss off your friends, you need to know if they are ride or die, or no. LoL.