For your consideration: a study regarding not only the ongoing "block size debate" within the Bitcoin community, but parallels drawn for historical events regarding what I define to be similarly decentralized societies.
Your questions and comments are exceptionally welcome, I hope you will participate in the discourse offered by these facts and assertions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15GsvuAXWdcMDft9qtq_6ptY3ZZq-3CXL6OelnlikNso
Your friendly bitcoin miner;
Erumara