Bitcoin preserves the ability to say no. It preserves economic freedom as a prerequisite to all other freedoms. Once you lose control over your money, you lose control over your life. Whoever holds decentralized money will be better positioned to say no.
India showed us these systems cannot be secured. Canada showed us financial censorship doesn't require dystopian technology, it's already possible with existing systems. Vietnam showed governments will delete 86 million bank accounts overnight for non-compliance with biometric requirements.