If it wasn't successful it won't be used. The privacy and anonymity works to its advantage
that's why centralised exchanges in America are dropping Monero. They're scared of American regulations so they'll delist but it's going to remain available on decentralised exchanges. It doesn't change anything for privacy but XMR trade volumes aren't going to be high.
Isn't monero getting dropped left and right from exchanges? Guess the "privacy and anonymity" that it offers couldn't work to its advantage huh.