This is the same principle that leads to one party rule in big cities. The smart ones leave and the remainder keeps voting for the people who created the mess in the first place and who offer them free stuff.

The good news is that overall the city begins to shrink as decay and decrepitude increase and the influence of the city decreases over time. Eventually the big picture improves overall but not without unnecessary pain along the way.

Building a better parallel system slowly but steadily drains the energy out the legacy system.✌️