IVPN and Mullvad both accept Monero and are the most respected vpns around.

Andreas accepts Monero on his site, hardly a "random privacy influencer."

There are a number of community-run clearnet sites that take Monero for all kinds of goods and services. Just like nascent bitcoin circular economies.

There are exactly zero available "dark web services involving children".

GFY with the 2014 "bitcoin is for criminals" bullshit.