You can always use Lightning remittance to get funds, and then exchange it for local fiat out of band over RoboSats, Bisq or other p2p methods of exchange.
Having an exchange is more convenient for sure, but DEXes are universally available and don't obey capital controls. Important as most of the hyper-inflating fiats try to close the escapes.
I hear you, but even among Bitcoiners (and I’m at Bitcoin Park 5 days a week), mention and presumably use of these DEXes is minuscule. Among normies, it’s likely nonexistent.
I want to believe they’re a viable option, but so far, I just don’t see it.
Yes it's probably a bit too nerdy still. But there is a normie friendly version of this sort of OTC trade. Which is just that you receive sats, and then exchange them at your local FX store for cash. I have it on good authority Bitcoin is already widely used like this, although it's still a distant second to Tether.
