... especially as proxy voting is used more and the control of the network is more decentralized.
Please explain how masses of people giving up their votes to a few proxies makes a network more decentralized.
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what it is you're trying to say or it was worded incorrectly.
I have to be honest, BM is too important to BTS, and he is out of control, if he want to change mind, we have no way to stop.
We kind of have a way of not allowing unwanted changes to happen, as long as we can amass enough BTS voting power.
That is unless you give up your voting power to others and those few proxies vote differently than you wanted.
If you do give up your vote to a proxy, you have no one to blame but yourself if they vote against your wishes.
Don't give up your voting power and you keep your ability to have your say.
It may not change anything because a few whales may be able to outvote the masses of smaller holders, but at least you can feel good knowing you didn't subjugate yourself, sort of.
You can then cash out and move on to the next Dev who says he's going to change the world.