[aphextron]

I think they solve different problems. Gogs is amazing for a self hosted git repo. Not so much for collaborating with thousands of people around the world. Centralization can be a very good thing if done by an ethical company with the right incentives. The only reason decentralization is useful is when you can't trust anyone for anything. I'd rather live in, and work towards, a world where that's not the case.

[Zamicol]

Would decentralization's value also hold true as technical barriers fall?

The costs of centralized organization must continue to fall (even "negative" costs) to compete against any advantage decentralized solution realize as the cost of the technology falls.