Real privacy isn't about total secrecy or complete exposure—it's about having the keys to your own door. You decide what goes in, what stays out.

Here's the tension: most blockchains operate like glass houses, everything visible to everyone. Great for transparency, rough for actual users and institutions who need discretion. But swing too far the other way into full anonymity, and you're looking at a different set of problems—regulatory nightmares, abuse vectors, the whole mess.

There's a middle ground though. Some newer approaches are exploring selective privacy: cryptographic techniques that let you prove things about your transaction without broadcasting the whole story. Miden's model seems to be pushing in that direction—technical innovation that respects both privacy and accountability.