In the end, it's all the same: humans like to think they are better: "I am better because I believe in progress", "I am better because I believe in God", "I am better because I am different", "I am better because I want to be left alone".
A world with 8 billion people cannot be managed like a world with even 1 billion.
As the world gets more automated, abstract, and focused on money, management of society has to evolve. Or we need to stop progress.