Interesting comment from a Bitcoin Knots proponent saying that with Knots you "actually steer your node", like driving a car This is by no means a perfect comparison & it's a very different situation to 2017, however this reminds us of Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) proponents comparing BU to driving a car, with node operators "at the wheel" or being allowed to "drive freely" Sources: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-bitcoin-unlimiteds-emergent-consensus-is-a-gamble-2017-02-01 https://bitco.in/forum/threads/bitcoin-absolutely-unlimited-thought-experiment.666/#post-7426(BitMEX Research)