I think we are definitely heading towards a decentralization and democratization of global power and that's going to be very painful. It is easiest to hit it economically first, because it fucks the lowest class first and upper last. Eventually it smooths things out and becomes a better way, but there is a lot of pain between now and then.
I honestly don't know if this will end up happening. It seems like a pretty half baked idea that some dudes came up with while stoned. It could also be one of the best things that have ever happened to the world economy. What is the end-result going to be? Time will tell!
What is kind of interesting though is, the lowest classes tend to "survive" by number, and are used to hard times. There is only so much lower the poor can go. The rich might not be so suited to large swings in their daily lives - just look at the complaints of influencers when they don't get their way.
At least for this article, it is half-baked, but I wish I was stoned! :D