farcaster has opened my eyes to the fact that a lot of crypto people actually do not understand huge chunks of crypto

I think this post needs a differentiation of what "people" you are referring to. End-Users aren't interested in how things work, they are interested in good UX and issues being solved for them. This applies to everything. Apps, banks, social media, cars, you name it.

Why would we expect users to 'want' more education in crypto? Wouldn't the goal be to shape an environment where people could make proper use of crypto, without needing to extensively educate themselves before?