> Decentralization promotes an utopian view of the world
Dystopian, actually. It promotes (and depends on) a nihilistic view that trust cannot be built, that it can only decline over time. This may be true or false. But it's not 'utopian'.
That's an argument on the 'true' side of the ledger for said nihilism. Personally I think it's far too early to tell, with the Internet being so new, and thus far largely dominated by a single historically very singular (polite for 'odd') culture. But justified or not, giving up on genuine trust at any level of society isn't by any definition utopian.
Dystopian, actually. It promotes (and depends on) a nihilistic view that trust cannot be built, that it can only decline over time. This may be true or false. But it's not 'utopian'.