Indeed, centralized, nearly monopolistic solutions are better, because they have all the information, and all the required infrastructure, and can plan and opti

Indeed, centralized, nearly monopolistic solutions are better, because they have all the information, and all the required infrastructure, and can plan and optimize globally, not locally... although I've heard that that line of reasoning ("centralized supply and distribution works great!") has been thoroughly debunked with empirical evidence around 1989-1991.