Centralization or decentralization?

[The2ndWheel]

In your opinion, which word would you use to describe the general trend of human civilization?

[damntexdem]

My answer: yes.

Centralization and decentralization are certainly major trends in human civilization. Any either/or answer would require a more-specific question.

[Armstead]

1. Decentralization for the most part

Too many problems and abuses we expderience today are the result of excessive centralization in all sphereds of life. Among its other faults, centralization is ultimnately less efficient and stifles progress and innovation.

We need to get back to a more human scale and operate more on a grass-roopts community level.

A certain degree of centralization is necessary to pool resources and coordinate activities.

However that should be very sparing. Even large institutions should be as decentralized in their operations as possible.

[Warpy]

2. Centralization

People all over the world are voting with their feet, leaving rural poverty for overcrowded cities in hope of improving their lives.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Fragmentation.

I think that the world is now undergoing great changes that are disolving old alliances and structures. New ones are forming and, hopefully, they will be better than the old. But, human history demonstrates that that seems never to be the case.

[Ravenseye]

4. it's gone back and forth, but overall centralization is the theme

initially very decentralized in bands, which then formed into larger groups and tribes, and citys and nations and so on. It vacillates and sometimes it might seem like the trend is decentralization, but the human race strives against entropy to create order and centralization is the natural aspect of that.