To some, this may look like silly memcoin stuff. But, this capability is what the future will look like when crypto rails are the norm.

Image you want to rent an apartment and they require a bank balance greater than X for the last three months. You can create a credential using your USDC/ETH wallet. No other personal information needs to be shared. The future will be magical. 🦄

“all big things start looking like a toy”

https://cdixon.org/2010/01/03/the-next-big-thing-will-start-out-looking-like-a-toy

i don’t think it will be easy to convince

I think the devs will realise eventually that the surveillance aspect of our financial system is an integral part of our society and I don't think our elites would prefer switching over to using ZKproofs without a fight.