If you're relying on criminals you already have excluded widespread/mainstream use. The question is not if "crypto is a novelty that enables some people to go

If you're relying on criminals you already have excluded widespread/mainstream use. The question is not if "crypto is a novelty that enables some people to go around some laws" - everybody can readily agree to that. The question is whether it is a systemic force/ agent of change, that can e.g. prevent enforcement of some kind of laws forever and thus have long-lasting societal impact. I think the jury is very much out on that. (and no, you can't rely on criminals as exit nodes if you claim to be an unstoppable agent of change)