I think the point they're making is that there's this common "Fallacy of the Census", which is like an appeal to popularity. By only saying that the problems w

I think the point they're making is that there's this common "Fallacy of the Census", which is like an appeal to popularity. By only saying that the problems will sort themselves out because a census controls the network doesn't address the other factors that can be influencing the decisions of the majority. Essentially a census-controlled network isn't infallible (i.e. bitcoin block size debate).