What are the benefits of decentralizing the platform?

Smith + Crown has free listing last time I checked.

The bulk of the value of altcoins lies in real world traction and adoption, not just merely technical details. If speculators cared more about just technical details, Ethereum would have surpassed BTC in marketcap already.

I'm wondering how alt-coins with unlimited token issuance mechanisms factor into the overall macroeconomic equation. Wouldn't they be essentially the same as central banks, controlling the inflation rates and issuance of the currency?