One of the main buzzwords in tech circles now is decentralization, meaning primarily decentralization of data.

That could be the antidote to what's happening.

My 'out there' theory is that the world is exponentially rushing/being drawn towards a singularity. Data centralization is the main manifestation of that.

According to the theory, a day will come when AI takes over resulting in a oneness of thought - meaning no dichotomy, no observation. At that point the universe collapses in on itself, whereupon we have the big bang and start over again.

However, your decentralization movement could be the fly in the ointment that saves the world from this fate!