Great article -thank you for sharing your thoughts on this.

I think you make a good point about decentralization. I am as big of a fan of decentralization as probably any person here; nevertheless, I don't think that it cannot be stressed enough that decentralization is not the end, freedom from coercion and surveillance is likely the real goal that most supporters of decentralization are genuinely aiming for. There are tools/services that will support those aims that may not meet one's definition of perfect decentralization. That said, they ought to be supported and used because they are step towards the aim.