Yes, I think you are onto something with "decentralized totalitarianism", celebrating the individual, people will feel free in the virtual worlds where any desire is allowed and with AI avatars fulfilling needs and desires, but the gateway or entrance requirements... I think people will joyfully give over their true freedom, their worship, and take a mark...anything to be granted access to the new internet cloud beast system. Also the promise of eternal life through your AI Avatar, that will live on after your body dies in the cloud or transferred into a new android or cyborg clone body, where your conscience or spirit can be downloading into. Then there is all the DNA manipulation and technology implants. Things are getting weird, but you can see it coming together.