El Savador doesn't hash only to monetize their power, they recognize that engaging in hashing is the only way to ensure permissionless access to the network.  El Salvador guarantees their transactions cannot be censored in this way.  So many Bitcoiners have lost sight of this fact, effectively trusting other people not to censor them.  The people will wake up eventually and become one of the most dominant hash powers on the planet specifically to ensure their transactions aren't censored.