And its price, reach, and ubiquity in private txns all the more impressive

The only issue is p2p transactions. Either do it in person (or by mail), in cash, or you have to use some kyc shit to send or receive the fiat. When you don't live in the city is hard to find someone to transact. When you do, you can get knifed

Yes. And at the same time Privacy is critical for freedom and protected rights. Need both Privacy and Uncensorable. Hence the ticking clock. Just need wallets to build in all privacy tools available.

i like monero, i use it and have taken the time to figure out how to run a node and mine to that node ( truly impressive user experience compared to the equivalent in btc). but, since i dont need anything near an 'enemy of the state' level privacy..its just easier to use lightning for now since its more accepted. but im ready to flow in between the two dynamically when the need arises 🤙 The tool of choice is holding my own keys at the end of the day its about freedom from goons wanting to freeze or seize my cheese