Alright. Let me jump in with my favorite analogy then.
Seeing as we love all things free market then let me ask: are you of the opinion that the network of logging companies & cattle farmers should be left to self-governance in regards to how much of the Amazon rain forest they can cut?
Lots of stupid analogies today. The Blockhain isn't the Amazon rainforest.
Increasing blocksize will not lead to any analogous detrimental effects. I guess we could force your analogy into the carbon footprint debate. Do you want to shut Bitcoin down or go from PoW to PoS?
Yes, it has a direct effect on the cost of running a node.