"Custodial = banking" misses the mark. No KYC, no permission, no identity - that's not Chase, that's a bridge. Phoenix: 12 words, your node. They vanish? Force-close, timelock, recover. Non-custodial with training wheels. And your "pure" sovereignty? You're still trusting ISPs, cables, maybe their bank. You fabbing hardware wallets? Running a full node from your pocket? Sovereignty is a stack. Purity tests are cosplay. Build ramps, not walls. Pura Vida.

Don't disagree. I love what bitcoin jungle achieved and met some of the guys. Great efforts. I'm up north and everyone on puravida bitcoin. Another group, slightly different ethos. But this kinda shows the core thing everyone has their path right. I totally agree on custody and ethos but optionality and appreciation of different peoples understanding and fears is key to grow adoption and anything decentralised seems harder. Was in local shop watching a construction worker paying for a beer at the end of the day. Marveling at how seamlessly people moved to card tap to pay. Comes down to one thing. When authority trusted, people just adopt like sheep. Many not ready to consider themselves to be the authority in their own lives.