very interesting take on DPOS systems that I had previously not given much thought to, so thank you for bringing it to my attention.
It is interesting to compare decentralised systems to normative politics in such a way as to show how leaders and public figures can really influence the people of a platform.
I agree that it is going to be difficult to successfully analyse data produced by these platforms while keeping the data private, but is something that is important to move forward in the future.
I'm going to head through the references Now, it's great that you put up references!
I have been thinking about putting together a comparative research article in which cryptocurrencies and blockchain based organisations/systems are compared to centralised yet similar systems - would love to get your feedback before putting it together and posting it!