What I learned from all the hoopla resulting from the lock downs and authoritarian clownship that followed is that the vast majority of people really don't know how to live.
They are always in need of authoritarian types putting limits to what they can and can't do. This way the people are comfortable knowing where the limits are.
It's stupidity being led by stupidity. And I think, I hope I'm wrong, people will flock to CBDCs for two reasons:
1. The government wants it
2. To them, It's more convenient than cash