I do think there is a cycle between centralization and decentralization. (I change my mind almost daily though.) If the lock-step messaging from the political managers and the supply chain jam-ups from Covid taught us anything, it's that centralization of global powers has a terrible potential to subjugate most of humanity. I'm still very skeptical about even the most mudane news events now.

On a positive note, there's never before been a money capable of trustlessly facilitating global trade, but at the same time also facilitating the possibility of decentralized governance. I'm bullish on Fedimints and Cashu for this reason. (Even though I haven't used them yet lol.)