It's not all about anarchy for many people, and I think it's fine.
Using an exchange to buy or to sell Bitcoin seems like a good thing to do if a person does not want to interact with strangers from one's local community of crypto users (I certainly don't), and it doesn't make one a slave.
Holding money in a personal wallet is already a good step towards freedom, and so is just holding funds in BTC because it is not regulated by any central bank of any country.
I do agree with you that today so much is focused around the price of Bitcoin and the profits, while that's not what Bitcoin is about.