The article made many references to the economic gap between the rich and poor, stating that the "big banks" had all the gold, while everyone else had "worthless IOU's."
The "mess" isn't suggesting that the world is an unlivable dystopia. It refers to the fact that there are a few people with a lot of money, and only they have the ability to handle that much money. Bitcoin flattens the playing field, thus resolving the "mess."
What happens if you have a bunch of illegally-acquired gold stored away in an unknown location, but the government has good reason to believe that you posses it? Are you forced to reveal the location of the gold? What are the repercussions of not handing over that information?
The "mess" isn't suggesting that the world is an unlivable dystopia. It refers to the fact that there are a few people with a lot of money, and only they have the ability to handle that much money. Bitcoin flattens the playing field, thus resolving the "mess."