I also think the masternode collateral serves as protection against sybil attacks. Maybe you remember this one ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz6rFZQywOEI have no idea how many masternodes are already running in 3rd party shared masternode services.
Far fewer than the REAL community that you promised, stole, and kicked out from your centralized trap would have set up.
And having MILLIONS of holders defending and expanding the project. But calm ... you keep your money and "have no idea". Why bother? Of course ... there is at least the poetic justice that the Mnodes have their tokens at a price of shit. Thieves ... of cow dung. Great artists.