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[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago

It may not be quite as friendly, but PayPal or your bank can also freeze your account at any time and nobody can freeze your Monero address at any time for any reason.

So you can pick sovereignty or convenience. With Monero you have full sovereignty, but with the banking system you have a lot more convenience.