This is true, but it is also true for those deciding to use their SP to address what they see as an imbalance in the reward pool.

The end result of all of this is a very public mud slinging match that plays out on the sign up screen to Steem. That can't look good to an external party looking to sign up, and certainly not as an advertisement as to the benefits of SMT.

It is a balancing act. Retaining the freedom to do whatever you want versus the results of that negatively impacting on the platform. No point in just letting things attempt to run themselves if it results in the destruction of the platform. In that instance, we all lose.