You are absoluely right - but lets reflect for a moment:

With Bitcoin we are promoting a public, transparent ledger without privacy and where the Feds and CEX know your withdrawal addresses - and therefore all future (and past) transactions.

Custodial Lightning does not make it better.

Looks like Bitcoin is not coming to help us.

I do not know what to do (except moving away from BTC) - do you?

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Do not use CEXs and you'll be fine. Also avoid custodial KYCed solutions.

Be real, 99% of people by on a CEX with KYC.

Getting some tainted darknet market BTC from Hodlhodl is not what i can recommend either.

If most people, including yourself, don't want to do things wright, please do not complain about Bitcoin privacy features.

doing things wright like craig wright?

Peg-in to Liquid (use full Elements Core), swap back into BTC or Lightning. Never sell BTC with KYC.

I dont see how that makes BTC more private for the normie.

Bitcoin did not promise privacy for a normie. One must grow to deserve it.

Normies will just use Monero instead.