The government are not going to stop kicking down doors until they achieve their goal, unless we do something to stop them. Shaking our fists and hoping for the best is insufficient.
It is a never ending war that we should continue fighting and defending Bitcoin. The Stratum V2 shows that there is still hope and we are on the correct path.
Yes, well, the concern for privacy that I see on the forum I don't see on the street in my day to day life where almost nobody pays with cash anymore. From there to enthusiastically using CBDCs is a step.
People usually don't become aware of something they've lost until it hits them in the face. And the way the governments invade privacy is slow and unnoticed so people don't panic! For example they knew NSA was monitoring their every move but they didn't go nuts until the intelligence leak went viral. Then again they forgot about it shortly after.
It's the same with banks and also CBDCs. Until it doesn't go down like 2008 and blow up in their faces, they won't realize what they don't already have.