Yes , that is concerning - and a long time ago (pre steemit/hive split) I used to follow everything a little closer / pay more attention.
The last couple years have been rough and I stopped paying attention (it's been in the background thoughts though)
I mean, those guys have the $$$ to run the equipment - so that's how the system works.
The big fish eat the little fish.
I'm just along for the ride at this point.
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If i had the time/$$$ to plug in servers and be a part of it I would do it in a heartbeat.
THen there is the DPoS part to overcome as well - just because I plug in a machine doesn't mean I'm gonna get enough votes to spread the 'decentralization'.
I digress - I gotta have the space/$$$/time to get the machine plugged in first LOL