Yes Bitcoiners are much more likely to question the power of the state as Bitcoin itself challenges the monetary monopoly states claim via via money. I value Bitcoin because it does that too, because bankers and politicians have misused their position of trust to an extraordinary degree that undermines both democracies and economies. I hope Bitcoin can impose some healthy competitive pressure upon corrupt bankers and politicians but I do not go so far as to assert all power hierarchies are inherently corrupt and invalid because I do not believe that to be true. Humans are weak as individuals and only gain security, wealth and power by forming groups which in turn compete with others for resources and territory. This is writ large in human history. It is not so much a question of whether centralisation of power is desirable as it is inevitable...as centralisation tends to increase ability to project power and control resources. Technology has driven larger and larger centralisation of power and wealth. The US and its subsidiary western 'liberal democratic' powers have enjoyed significant dominance over access to and use of global resources by having superior power projection capacity over others. China is today challenging that dominance. About 70% of the world live on the 'wrong side' of history, being governed by autocracies where individuals have limited if any real say in the governance imposed upon them. It is mostly from those living under the 'liberal western democracies' that the idea of individual sovereignty has gained a popular following, but this concept is naive in its assumptions. The individual 'rights' of westerners are largely built upon the privileged access to and use of global resources- the idea of extending those individual freedoms independent of the security and power projection of the state is inherently naive. You may be able to avoid taxes by buying residency in a tax haven, and enjoy wealth largely gained as a result of your fortunate original citizenship, but this is not an option for the vast majority of humanity. Algorithms are today a technology that is driving centralisation of power but they are mostly still subservient to the host nations serving them with the legal and territorial base from which to operate. Bitcoin can be seen as uniquely different in that it is inherently and deliberately decentralised and does not favour or fear any individual or group- but Bitcoin is the exception in this regard...and even Bitcoin is slyly but relentlessly being brought increasingly under the surveillance, taxation, control and custody of centralised entities and ultimately subservient to nation state regulation and control. Centralisation of power does come at a cost but also delivers dividends to the dominant group/s - to opt out of the mechanism because you can escape paying taxes by relocating to a tax haven because you have enjoyed the economic advantage of originating from the dominant group, goes not alter the reality that competition for resources and territory between competing nation states will continue. It just means you have chosen to stand on the sidelines and not participate, because you can. Most people do not have such a choice and in fact live at various degrees of disadvantage in terms of economic opportunity and individual freedom because they originate from the subservient territories which are approximately 70% of humanity.