Well...though it's not directly addressing what you bring up, I feel compelled to dust off an old missive of my own:

Node Tension

I'm not claiming it's a total match to the topic, but it does discuss some of the dynamic.

It generated a moderate amount of interest at the time, but what level of interest engenders real change around here I'm not sure -- it's quite possible that today is a different climate from when I first wrote it.

But some of the ideas at least overlap with what you're suggesting.

Cheers,
Matt