Today's events simply confirmed what we've already figured out. When you're simultaneously the cop making arrests, the judge passing verdicts, and the executioner carrying them out—you basically write the playbook. You set the rules. You interpret them. You enforce them. No checks, no balances, no one to question your calls. That's the architecture problem, isn't it? This is exactly why decentralized systems matter. When power concentrates in fewer hands, accountability vanishes. The game becomes rigged by design. We've seen this cycle repeat countless times across industries and institutions. The only real protection is distribution—spreading authority so no single entity can rewrite the rules mid-game.