I know there’s a resistance to centralized exchanges but I can’t see this as anything but bad for people’s access to Monero.

Kraken has always been reputable and delisting from here means millions of people are losing an easy to use on-ramp for Monero.

It reminds me of sanctions in Russia. Sanctions don’t totally restrict access to western goods like Levi’s. They force customers to buy through a middle man who takes a cut. This increases the cost and effort to buy which results in less people buying and using whatever good.