The best thing about the arc of history so far is that by and large it decentralized power (with some horrific exceptions) God-kings / pharaohs / caesars -> a

The best thing about the arc of history so far is that by and large it decentralized power (with some horrific exceptions) God-kings / pharaohs / caesars -> a handful of feudalists -> millions of millionaires vs voters vs large governments all competing in a much less violent and more stable balance of power