Leverage in negotiations is not the same as force.
It’s easy to look beyond the months of negotiations that precede trade agreements when not involved. Or buy into certain narratives crafted to pressure US negotiators, that the US is “forcing itself” on nations. But elected officials from other nations signed on the dotted line after, ostensibly, long debate.
What’s hilarious is consensus is effectively the path to “centralization” and build by committee.
When only a few coders are allowed to decide on design consensus, how a system works is out of the hands of users.
No different than politics and banks. Unfortunately for computer science minds, there is still a real world to crash into, not the endless void of infinitely big little numbers.
It’s easy to look beyond the months of negotiations that precede trade agreements when not involved. Or buy into certain narratives crafted to pressure US negotiators, that the US is “forcing itself” on nations. But elected officials from other nations signed on the dotted line after, ostensibly, long debate.