Hmmm… That’s a pretty sensitive topic here, so I don’t know if you want to read different ideas… And we could write a whole book, but for the sake of intellectual discussion, let’s throw some points here.

Disclaimer: I briefly worked for a small crypto company in 2021 on the controversial Pay-to-win model using Enjin, Ethereum, and such. I received payments on crypto and paid people in other countries, being cheaper and easier than national services. I don’t think I’m a crypto-bro, and I don’t want to work in that area anymore.

I don’t like to say “everything X is evil” or “everything Y is good”, based on beliefs, ideology, and tech-religion. But people need those. Even I need something to believe in. Decentralization is my current value.
I think that’s the radical point of Crypto vs Not-Crypto.
“You are with us, or against us.”

As a technology, blockchain is, IMO, an amazing tool for decentralization, excuse the comparison, similar to BitTorrent. Proof of Work is problematic and it’s showing that when many people use it, it’s an environmental disaster.

@eapl.me@eapl.me I invest in crypto, I use it to pay for various services too, I focus mainly on monero due to it’s privacy features - which I like. For me it’s a way of saving and investing. I do not have much in there - but more saved there then in the bank. Cryptocurrencies are definitely useful, in many ways.
Crypto is here to stay. What I dislike is the whole web3 ‘pay to play’ kinda thing..

Me personally, I’m a bit of a traditionalist and go to great pains to consider risks very seriously. To that end I have no immediate interest in crypto of any kind as I view it as “too risky”.