Recently, there’s been more arguing in the group about whether on-chain privacy should exist or not. Personally, I feel that for ordinary users, don’t think of “privacy” as an invisibility cloak. Most of the time, on-chain activity is traceable. What you can do is only reduce how much your associations are exposed (for example, don’t let one address roam everywhere), but once you enter or exit fiat channels, or deal with major exchanges, that compliance line will definitely pull you back to reality.

I also understand the complaints about validators/miners eating MEV and unfair ordering. Put simply, you’re basically “bare” in the mempool: if others can see your route and your slippage expectations, it’s easy for them to “take care of” you. My current expectations are very low: privacy tools only reduce the probability of being watched by passersby; they don’t guarantee you won’t be targeted by professionals. Compliance isn’t about “just shutting you down casually”—it’s more about which step ties your identity and your address together. Anyway, be cautious. Don’t treat “I didn’t do anything wrong” as a protective charm, because when you get harmed by mistakes on-chain, you can feel pretty powerless too.