The concept of KYC in crypto sometimes feels Counterproductive

Sometimes?

One of the big points for crypto (if not the biggest): If you own the keys, you own the coins.
KYC means I have to trust a third party. Some person, agent, ...whatever.

privacy

A different matter; A lot of people choose to reveal all their personal information on Hive. (Or advertise their wallet adress somehow with other crypto)
You could be entirely pseudonymous here on Hive...

So, to answer the title: KYC is the opposite of what I am here for.