Blockchain will definitely become a huge part of how governments and businesses are governed. Everything will likely become collective and decentralized, as our current model is based on deception of the masses and profit for a select few, leading to a variety of problems. There are enough people who are fed up with this and found the beginning of the solution in blockchain technology.
It will succeed because it human nature to its advantage, as people will be financially rewarded for making good decisions instead of making corrupt decisions.
I agree. But, realistically, how can Buterin or Zamfir or whoever else change anything without being allowed to so by the authorities in the first place? And if the thing changes everything so radically, making the politicians look dull, corrupted and generally unnecessary, why would they let that happen?