All I can say it that I completely agree :-) I think politicians get their power from their personality types (Dark Triad)...in short, they are sociopathic manipulators. They will always be around because people are always people. And most people, frankly, want to be told what to do. They want order, control, safety, while pretending to be free. And powerful people will always be around to offer that....for a price. There are various aspects this new paradigm that have me worried. You've touched on many of them. The biggest problems relate to vulnerabilities around human nature, not the tech. On the bright side, in terms of cycles of history (Fourth Turning) and massive payable debt attached to the current fiat currencies, the time is right for this paradigm shift.