Precisely, a reputation system makes sense because the more crypto goes mainstream, the more the practices and values inside crypto projects will reflect mainstream ideology. This process of cooptation is natural and happens to anything that goes mainstream, one could argue it is some ways the cost of going mainstream (think of LGBT movement from its start and the cooptation by HR managers and global brands today). Indeed, there has been a large focus on finance in crypto and therefore there has been a 'financiarisation' of the crypto-space. In order to avoid total cooptation there needs to be communities that take a stance and defend values such as decentralization - and users that choose to support such communities. One example is launchpads, most launchpads are basically repeating the normal way of doing business that is : the more money you have, the more shares you are given. Instead, a project like Raydium makes the conscient choice of keeping allocation low therefore resulting in a more equitable distribution of shares. These are choices. This is where ideology meets technology, and its fascinating.