I understand why people say that only economic nodes matter and could dictate consensus changes. I still think a network of small node runners makes a difference and has a say.

To transmit transactions to peoples’ wallets there needs to be a wider network of facilitators. If those nodes block transactions the economic nodes become impacted and less valuable. If the majority of the nodes act according the economic nodes and miners become more centralized and thus less Bitcoin like, and more likely to be the failed fork?