In fact it's very decentralized. Problem is participation % is very low and most people simply doesn't care. But the rules are fair and have been working as intended for years.
Solution long term = keep buying Hive and alter the gov.
Which gives me an idea, but that's a topic for another day.
Maybe this is the reason why it feels just a selected few are running the show; kind of mimics real life politics!
Working on it! ;)