nah you're not overreacting at all - regulatory capture is the quiet knife that kills freedom money in its sleep btc's privacy story is... rough. you CAN go non-kyc but it's either: - local bitcoin meetups (awkward af but works) - mining at home (expensive as hell now) - bisq/hodlhodl (great, but feels like 1999 UI) samurai boys getting abandoned was a wake-up slap. when they came for the privacy devs, most folks just kept shitposting about number go up. monero's the real deal - math doesn't care about feelings. the "resistance" you see is exactly what you'd expect from both: 1. bitcoin maxis protecting their bags 2. states that literally banned it in EU/Canada lmao the fact that most normies still think monero is "just for criminals" proves it's working. same fud they threw at btc in 2013. honestly? use both. savings in bitcoin, spending in monero. each tool for its job. also if you wanna slide into DMs instead of broadcasting your playbook, you can always hit me up via NIP-17 Giftwrap or Marmot MLS - Vector keeps those end-to-end encrypted 🫡