If I were part of the clique that were unhappy with how bitcoin operated and who holds wealth and power in the world without the means of attacking bitcoin itself because of its built-in security features, yes, I'd start supporting it along with my comrades. This is not a theoretical thing either, happened thousands of times and it keeps happening as we are in the Cambrian period of this concept so lots of new things are being tried under different "brands". In the end, if the problem is solvable, a simple to use, not wasteful, programmable etc. secure distributed ledger will emerge. Then what? A group can't take over the existing one but if the needs emerge, they can create a brand new one and influence people (off silicon) to use it. Again, that is what has been happening since the beginning. Take the ponzi / get rich quick / I have no other hope mentality away and it will all be the same in the end - if they are used functionally that is.