"It's a currency used to pay for goods and services. "
No. They're magic trading cards.
Saying 'Crypto Is Currency' is saying 'Baseball Cards are Currency - just nobody uses it them as currency, yet!'.
Crypto is neither a very good store of value and it's not a currency.
I possibly could be both (different variations) but likely not better than regular money in most cases.
"I think cryptocurrency is a massive boon for humanity"
Where are these 'boon' things?
Buying 'generics' on the Black market - basically evading the law is a good thing? What about 'hiring hit men'? Maybe it would be better to just have the laws changed. I don't see where Crypto provides the 'boon'.
"Government regulations spurred on by the regulatory capture and oligarchy designed to squash the little guy are the a huge problem. "
Yeah, not with currency though.
Like you say - currency and investment are different things.
If you don't like USDs, then just don't hold onto a lot of them.
It's a great currency, just not a very good store of value.
Crypto hasn't yet demonstrated it's benefits, and a lot of the terrible things about Crypto are still on going.
Net negative, so far. That could change.