Dark markets are just one part of how the world works. The majority of market activity takes place in clearnet and always will.

I'm happy to argue facts all day. Appealing to your personal knowledge won't do you any good. Use your knowledge and argue facts. The fact is, monero is a defunt blockchain rife with a history of hardforks and no large user base. Tell me what's the estimated volume on XMR in 24 hour trend over the last 10 years? How many XMR transactions are happening on average this year per day?