Yea. I saw it too. The proof of work concept was hardly kicked against, but the majority carried the vote. It's not that they don't understand the power behind it, but they are just afraid that it WILL take over their rules and render them useless with time.
They want the power of control to remain within their spheres. But the blockchain has disrupted it so gallantly, so the only way they have is to pull a voting stunt against it. It's so interesting they couldn't beat it. SEE! It's high time they begin to understand that it's better to join than to fight.
The decentralized concept can only die (maybe) when the internet seizes to exist.
FAR FROM WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Perhaps what is keepoing them at bay at the moment, is that banks are investing into Bitcoin and PoW tokens like Eth - they know who feeds them.