What's the reason in being in this space if we're going to appease to the current (problematic) status quo 

Seems rather counterproductive if you ask me 

Additionally though, centralized entities with distinguished reputations are free to run their own Service Nodes with custom plugins and provide services to customers who only wish to deal with them specifically.  This allows them to have the freedom to do as they please without needing to worry about the network upkeep, security, and overhead that is provided by Blocknet.