After V. Buterin gave some funds to the Railway project, I was curious to try it. I am a sucker for all anything that boosts privacy. That is why I wrote clear-wallet. I also used a lot of privacy tech long before web3.

Since Tornado Cash was battered, it's still used a lot, but people tend to stay away from it, as when dealing with third-party entities, you might encounter all kinds of regulatory issues.

To be honest I think the Tornado Saga was a disaster not only for the crypto space but in general because let's face it, people should be provided their privacy rights. People don't understand that if we want to restrict privacy we should do so starting with people who are most capable of abuse. Examples: public offices, extremely wealthy people, powerful institutions, etc. These are the entities that should have the least privacy, but in reality, it's the inverse.

The average Joe who is incapable of doing large-scale abuses has his rights of privacy intruded on, and the people who are vulnerable to corruption and large scale-abuses, the powerful entities have all the privacy in the world, so privacy for me but not for thee. Such tendencies create an unhealthy police society that hinders our ability to feel safe, avoid unjust persecution, incentivize good relations and communications, express ourselves freely, etc.

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