I think you may mistake the individuals for the whole. HN as a social center can be corrupted and coopted without any of the original individuals changing thei

I think you may mistake the individuals for the whole. HN as a social center can be corrupted and coopted without any of the original individuals changing their behaviors, simply by adding more individuals with different behaviors. If by "they" you mean the individuals, your statement would then be incorrect, while if you mean the community gestalt, it would be correct.