You're right, this can't happen every time. If users truly want to embrace the decentralization then I see issues with the Ethereum maintainers doing very cent

You're right, this can't happen every time. If users truly want to embrace the decentralization then I see issues with the Ethereum maintainers doing very centralized and specific fixes to solve individual problems. DAO != ETH, but I see how this is an act of self-preservation due to the amount of stakes the maintainers have themselves in ETH.