In my opinion (simple blockchain engineer), if many new blockchain projects now has an owner, contract subordinates and users, then i can call they as a centrally controlled three-rank networks developed to enrich their owners. I don't like such projects. I know that many people just call it Business and they are ok with it.
Most of all I like true peer-to-peer networks like Bitcoin ("Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" as written in its white paper). In such networks, all users and holders are equal. Now their consensus mechanism is very outdated, it is not ecological, slow and simple compared to modern PoS validation and newer algorithms, but i like core idea of one rank protocol.
It seems to me that nowadays it is possible to build good self-developing peer-to-peer DAO with second layer of developers in EVM network.
If someone is interested in such ideas, has github profile, experience in DeFi protocols developing, and can help then DM me.