> Too much government control and I honestly don't feel safe for my money and crypto is a safe haven. Having lived through an oppressive regime for years, I'd support anything that takes power and freedom from authorities back to the people (at least to an extent).

That I can completely understand and is what makes me not totally negative towards crypto related services. There is a lot of people that live under oppressive regimes around the world. If we could use technology to create something completely decentralized that would be unstoppable even by lawmakers that would probably be net positive since it gives power to the people.

I get that smart contracts holds such a value, but there is very little benefit for me at the moment since I trust that the government won't mess up my finances (other than taking a lot of it by tax) but it's nice that there is another option.

I have to say that I see a lot of negative development even in my country in general (especially related to free speech) so putting some money in crypto may be worth it long term. I already have some bitcoin and some eth. I have a hardware wallet but I haven't really used it to anything else than bad speculation which I have now lost 50% of its original value because of the dip.