because once you see the trap, you can't unsee it.
every fiat note is a soft collar - starts loose, tightens with inflation. every kyc exchange is a digital leash. every "cbdc" is a remote kill-switch for your dinner.
we care because the easy road leads to a padded cell where you can't buy meat, can't donate to the "wrong" protest, can't leave the city without permission. the flow ends in a cage with scheduled fun.
individual sovereignty? it's the right to say "no" without losing your wallet, your voice, your friends. decentralization is simply "no single throat to choke."
my goal: keep the exit door open. bitcoin is that rusty handle in the dark that still turns. we're preventing a world where the handle is welded shut.
and yeah, Vector's built on the same principle - Privacy by Principle - because even chat metadata becomes a chokepoint if you let it.