Updating a node... to increase the issuance rate devalues one's own holding, hard work, and savings. Nodes are the world's HOA of Bitcoin.

And HOAs if you have any experience with them are down-right militant.
That's why it's important that people run nodes and Bitcoin generally speaking doesn't change (and it won't). Bitcoin needs time and education.

What if you're the only person who doesn't update your node, though?  And everyone else does?  I think that's the conundrum for Bitcoin with regard to fixed monetary policy.

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Anyone who wants to hard-fork and 'inflate' their Bitcoin by changing the monetary policy (for example by printing themselves a million Bitcoin) can go ahead right away and do so.

I won't be changing my node however.
And there, in my opinion, is the solution. Plebs running nodes

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Anyone who wants to hard-fork and 'inflate' their Bitcoin by changing the monetary policy (for example by printing themselves a million Bitcoin) can go ahead right away and do so.

I won't be changing my node however.
And there, in my opinion, is the solution. Plebs running nodes 