### 2. **Collapse of Centralized Authority** - **Ur III (en…

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### 2. **Collapse of Centralized Authority**
- **Ur III (ending ~2004 BC)**: Highly centralized bureaucratic state fragmented as climate stress, food shortages, and migration waves overwhelmed the system. Faith in government declined as it couldn't manage the crisis.
- **Today**: Trust in centralized institutions (governments, banks, media) at historic lows; rise of decentralized alternatives like Bitcoin