I think you're getting ahead of yourself. It's not dead, yet. It's very much still alive (which is probably why you're being downvoted), because it has first-

I think you're getting ahead of yourself. It's not dead, yet. It's very much still alive (which is probably why you're being downvoted), because it has first-mover advantage and is easier to use. I think eventually privacy-by-default coins like Monero (XMR) will gain in popularity assuming people smarten up, so if it requires people being smart, then it may never gain in popularity, who knows.