I do genuinely hope that other tools will be developed that are not custodial. But with all the hype of e-cash and fediments...Feels too much like, just trust me bro, instead of don't trust verify. 

 the tech is pretty fucking cool.

But it does seem to be a case of "we CAN build this cool thing so lets do it"

without any regard for whether it actually solves a pressing problem.

tell me how you're going to solve the reputation problem for anonymous mints and I'll be interested.