There are things you can do to mitigate the risk of centralized infrastructure. This is a fascinating talk by Geoff Bilder at Crossref, that covers what the risks are and what, e.g. ORCID did to head off some of the potential issues: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;cyKBsKgA7eA?t=2126" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;cyKBsKgA7eA?t=2126</a> (starts at 35 minutes)