It's a fair argument, surely? The only place they have any power is the on off ramps. If they're not used and the money is moved around from person to person, address to address, it becomes quickly impossible to know who has what.

Yes. And we are people too. You can buy and use Bitcoin privately. Most of us don’t believe it’s worth our time or effort to pursue to the level of privacy we wish was automatic. Bitcoin IS private though. Satoshi proves that.

my god you are fucking dense

just try to use WalletofSatoshi without a vpn. awww what's that sad expression, fuckface?

It's pseudonymous, it's only anonymous until you link information about yourself to your wallet. If you mine from a KYC pool, buy from a CEX, or spend it online, or in a store without practicing proper opsec then you do risk exposing yourself. Even with proper practice the blockchain is still transparent, and assumptions could be made. Mind you to maintain privacy in Bitcoin it takes specialized wallets, creating multiple burner wallets, and other complex stuff everytime for subpar results. Average people won't do this everytime they want to send a transaction, and maybe lightning slightly improves Bitcoins privacy but lightning also has issues.