You get the pseudonymity and open/easy access there on the other hand.

> pseudonymity

I worry that many people are confused by this, and don’t understand that this will continue to get eroded as time goes on for completed transactions.

Could you explain a bit more about what you mean by that? My interpretation is that even if you completed a bunch of BTC transactions in a way that allowed you to maintain anonymity, over time, new methodologies or technologies will allow future investigators to trace you as a real person through those old transactions. This? Or something else?

That's the just of it. Many of these public ledgers, like Bitcoin, form a massive transaction graph. Blockchain analytics tools and companies de-anonymize nodes in these graphs by matching real-world transactions to blockchain transactions.

> just

gist

(in case you've ever wondered why gist.github.com is so named)

Yes that’s what I meant — my interpretation is the same as yours

And if you use a mixer or complex wallet setup to try and hide your identity, you are highlighting yourself in the future when more advanced analysis methods start to get used.

It is much much smarter compared to any electronic alternative. It is actually the smartest way to do it if done correctly. Only people who do not understand crypto say stuff like that.