Economies of scale are real, this is not even controversial. Stopping things from growing arbitrarily is not a strategy of any kind.
Habitually embedding attenuation in any system we develop (social, political, financial etc) is likely the only generally applicable risk management strategy. The only one that does not require detailed, correct prior knowledge about a system and timely application
Detailed knowledge and just-in-time application is great in theory - its just not a real-life strategy of any kind...