When the FTX scandal got exposed I am one of those saying it's over for centralized exchanges, now people will have no choice but to stay away from centralised exchanges because of this, I went to get a few DEX tokens for long term hold but I was damn wrong.
FTX is not so big that its downfall will make the centralized exchange incapacitated. FTX is just one of the many exchanges that are operating in the cryptocurrency sphere. I agree that it is one of the big exchanges out there but there are more centralized exchanges that are bigger than FTX and will certainly operate and gain users' trust.
I don't see people leaving centralised exchange because of what happened with FTX, some moved their funds out of exchanges but after all the bad news cool off they go back, it seems centralised exchanges will always be people's favorite, they are doing very well. Look at Binance, after the FUD cleared deposits start coming in, look at Crypto.com, the FUD is no more and people are screaming the name.
People will never leave centralized exchanges for the mere reason of convenience. With centralized exchanges, people can buy and sell different cryptocurrencies without moving from one wallet to another due to network differences.
Am I evil for wanting to see CEX go or at least become less important?
It's fine, I think. Everyone has their own belief, you can express your thought and feelings and try to convince others to accept your belief as long as you don't force it and create misunderstanding and hate between users that believe in centralized exchanges and decentralized exchanges, i think it is not evil at all.