That reminds me of philosophic "free will". Am I really free to choose or are my thoughts and surroundings "forcing me" towards. If the miners freely agree to

That reminds me of philosophic "free will". Am I really free to choose or are my thoughts and surroundings "forcing me" towards. If the miners freely agree to accept a fork, were they really free in their decision or did they do it because of peer-pressure or because humans like to preserve groups more than anything else? On the other hand: What would need to happen to "prove" independency of the organization?