Monero is quietly gaining lots of adoption on websites, services, exchanges, dark net markets etc.
Are you sure it is getting a lot of adoption on exchanges? Because I know there's a lot of DEXes that are supporting Monero, but it seems like centralized exchanges are rushing to drop it like a hot potato (because "money laundering" and "crime" and ... you get the idea).
If we want to protect privacy, we shouldn't use centralized exchanges, right? So, who cares?
I've said many times before that Monero is the only coin other than Bitcoin which I own and use, and the only altcoin I consider not to be a shitcoin. It shares many of the good things about bitcoin - decentalized, PoW, no premine, etc. - while also being far more private if used properly. I don't think it will ever replace bitcoin, but I also think it is one of the only altcoins which will continue to grow and continue to be used many years in the future.
The only reason bitcoin grows is that it is still an innovation, attracts people and it's possible for governments and financial institutes to control bitcoin by improving blockchain analysis and implementing massive KYC and making it illegal to hold Bitcoin without verifying yourself. I.E. if government can control it like your bank transactions, they'll let it's adoption to grow.
At the moment, Monero is the only solution. It's the only coin that offers everything and is still massively adopted.
Monero is the Tor of currencies while other altcoins act like a VPN.
The reason why I believe privacy is #1 concern is because the direction in which the globalists are taking the world is complete control of everything. The want to control every living thing. Sounds like a conspiracy theory until you realize they say it in plain sight.
That's not a conspiracy, that's reality. Controlled society can't do riots, can't protest. Government needs slaves, people with the lack of critical thinking. Probably soon, you won't have to study math and other subjects, your AI might do that for you but that will make average Joe dumb.