Well, if I'm being honest, I *am* jaded. I tried for the majority of 2024 to find a method that works for me but I'm not kidding when I say I tried literally every suggestion and none of them worked.

It's not defeatism, it's just my experience. What bugs me is that I've genuinely had people flip out at me and even unfollow me simply because I made a post expressing how it had all become a waste of time for me, and how constant failure after trying every suggestion had led me to complete discouragement.

What I *can* say, is that I agree 100% with you on KYC. It's just that unless you're willing to drive those 3 hours on the off chance of finding someone that is willing to trade (a length not everyone has the time or energy to go to), you really don't have many options. I don't have the money to afford building a mining rig. Any nearby ATMs are extortionists (no joke, the only ones in a several hour radius charge ~20%).