Using BTC is bad for OpSec? Maybe you need a Monero. I am doing this for years, albeit with Monero to protect my privacy and also to shield me from future liabilties.

What's that say about Bitcoin's future as p2p digital cash?

Paying any significant sum in cash is just as hazardous. I'm assuming there's a culture of "OMG Bitcoin, must be an OG Whale", just like "OMG cash, must be a drug dealer". Normalising fixes this, and we have to start somewhere.

Get a gun if ur such a pussy