I wouldn't discount it, I mean wasn't the internet a DARPA creation, I mean who else would pay nerds to work on failed cryptography projects if not the government. I just think that somehow, bitcoin emerged from it and we are so lucky that it has.
I think if that is the case, if bitcoin really is a controlled demolition of the economy to horse shoe in a CBDC, then hope for a peaceful transition is all gone. Not that this won't have considerable pain, but if we are going to CBDC then we might as well roll out a hot war between the US and China and stop pussy footing around