I also believe we should have a wider perspective on this issue; as I wrote in The HIVE Coup: A Deep State's Dream Come True:

Centralization and decentralization are an ebb and flow. When centralization concentrates too much power in the hands of a few to the disadvantage of the many, the force of decentralization steps in to tear the system down. And when decentralization creates too much chaos and stagnates growth, the force of centralization steps in, restores order and reignites growth. This is the nature of a Universe always seeking Balance; which, itself, is also not a fixed state.