Judge by yourself. In the past month I made the following transactions, many of which would be impossible, dangerous, expensive or complicated without the crypto.
- Refilled my sim card in a foreign country for 0.0004 Lightning BTC
- Bought a VPN account for my friend in a country with heavy censorship for 0.0015 Lightning BTC
- Sent 100 and 150 USDT to my friends in a sanctioned country
- Donated 0.026 to EFF
- Donated 0.29 BTC to Ukrainian defense
- Donated 0.22 ETH to Navalny team
- Took my savings out of a country that forbids outwards money transfers
So it's been pretty productive for me. In addition, I protected my savings from inflation.
- Refilled my sim card in a foreign country for 0.0004 Lightning BTC
- Bought a VPN account for my friend in a country with heavy censorship for 0.0015 Lightning BTC
- Sent 100 and 150 USDT to my friends in a sanctioned country
- Donated 0.026 to EFF
- Donated 0.29 BTC to Ukrainian defense
- Donated 0.22 ETH to Navalny team
- Took my savings out of a country that forbids outwards money transfers
So it's been pretty productive for me. In addition, I protected my savings from inflation.