If you are a large validator and care about governance you should increase your stake in the chain. I dont understand what a centralized stake under a validators control has to do with validators concern over governance. I do understand that it reduces centralized control over the chain, however, there are workarounds like penumbra that will make it so DAOs can use other people’s votes controlled by validators.
I actually find it confusing as to why it matters if validators care about governance. validators tend to care about governance because they can rig the game to their benefit. when you say validators who care about governance do you mean validators actively changing the rules to benefit themselves? I dont view sifchain as an outlier within the cosmos, but more of a sacrifice for validators to plunder.
Validator cohorts controlling large stakes in many chains are arbitrarily able to control governance across the cosmos and choose a sacrifice to pillage.
2.0 looked to be their attempt at making ATOM the next sacrifice. identifiable by many parallels in governance like changing the entire monetary framework (PTMP) of the chain and removing control from validators to paid councils. it didnt turn out great.