Depends on your worldview doesn’t it? For me, having a transaction system that isn’t controlled by either my own government or corporate America is useful. If it’s not useful to you then you don’t have to use it.
It's unbelievable how underrated this whole view is especially in a place like HN where I'd expect more liberal people.
Even this property of crypto alone is a single reason to support it, let alone all the other tech that can be built on top of it.