Authoritarianism (noun):
A political system where power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or a small group.
...Knots, a fork of bitcoin core where a single person is maintainer and has full control of the codebase.
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Discussion
Almost everything is authoritarian, i.e. a single person makes a decision to do something.
Choice is the freedom to choose which authoritarian provider you select.
If 90% of the market is dominated by one provider, such as Bitcoin Core or Bitmain mining, then choice becomes eliminated.
Don't skew the definition of authoritarianism. A single person performing an action doesn't necessarily mean they have full control of something, which is what is required under authoritarian rule.
Also, just because the market of free and open software chooses a single implementation, doesn't mean other choices don't/won't exist. Choice is never eliminated.
I have singular authoritarian rule over all my companies, does that count?
Choice is eliminated if the other options are not viable. We are free to choose to use horse and carriages for our daily commute to work, but we don't.