[katkatkatkatket]

That's exactly the problem. As someone who does not have access to 32 Eth, you need to trust a pool operator with your money.

This is a direct parallel of issues like home and car ownership. If you're not rich enough, you have to trust a 3rd party, and also get less for your money.

[baby]

Vote with your money. There are plenty of other blockchains where this is not the case as delegation is part of the protocol.

[googlryas]

You don't have to trust a third party. You can run a pool yourself and be the one who needs to be trusted.

[katkatkatkatket]

If you don't have enough eth to stake, how will you persuade anyone to lend you their eth?