I think you are hovering around that paradox of decentralization : In a human fallible society, to what extent can we push it? where is the human centre of a 99.9% decentralized system ? (100% = witout center)
Also, how High-level (AI) Automation will interact with that High-level decentralization could indeed lead us toward that "Icarus close to the sun" vibe. (is that what you meant ?)
I say: Let's not rush ourselves. we are still all too frail. we are still stuck with elective democracy and corporate capitalism [1] for the foreseeable future.
And Nature, as the ruler, has its secrets.