It&#x27;s even older than mainframe vs microcomputers. It&#x27;d centralization vs distribution, and its the fundamental question to human life, which is necessarily social and therefore needs organization.<p>Interestingly, the answer is always &quot;both&quot;, just in different ways. AWS could be used as an example argue that technology and society is becoming more centralized, <i>and</i> that it is becoming more distributed. It&#x27;s all about what your focus is.