I don’t see how a MASF would work in this climate. Even if all the Chinese pools signal in support, there would be tremendous pressure on Foundry to signal against 

 that's literally how it's coded. privacy is literally the protocol. which is why every bullshit bitcoiner spends their time trying to hack the privacy protocol? if it wasn't the protocol i would not have any privacy. human misuse of validator and profit gaming of the privacy protocols which exploit privacy as the problem. privacy is literally the protocol. fucking stupid profiteering is the problem - and the mindsets which refuse to acknowledge their behavior and misuse is the primary issue. 

 If I run my own Bitcoin node with a VPN, does this not enhance privacy? 

 It does, as does For, but the blockchain is public. All of your transactions are traceable unless you use techniques like CoinJoins to hide them. 

It takes technical skill and understanding few have, and Bitcoin influencers are not educating people on the dangers of surveillance. Too much obsession with price, rather than safety and freedom.  

 So why not Monero?

The lack of recognition of the value of privacy at the protocol level is worrisome. It is clear that Bitcoin is revolutionary but also has inherent flaws that present risks to users - censorship, surveillance. 

These are not trivial problems, and Monero is the best solution to them today.

The real problem is that because Monero is a viable solution, it poses a real threat tothee dangerous people who manage global finance, so people want to steer clearorf public association with XMR.

We need Bitcoin leaders to advance this conversation.  

 Bitcoiners have an obligation to support their smaller brother that one day might become strong enough to defend them.