The erosion of the meaning of the term decentralization

Another development that took place was that the term decentralization became relative, as if decentralization is a sliding scale. This is in stark contrast to nature, where an organism is either centralized or not. A structure is only as decentralized as its most centralized component, and that component is the primary attack vector. If a few large mining farms are mining a network, they are in control and also susceptible to attacks and manipulation.