# Government centralized coordination versus decentralized efforts is a false dichotomy [[Government does not need to be the source of a trusted hierarchy]]. People tend to treat centralization and government as synonymous. <!-- #stub --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Government+centralized+coordination+versus+decentralized+efforts+is+a+false+dichotomy) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Government+centralized+coordination+versus+decentralized+efforts+is+a+false+dichotomy)