here’s my opinion on transparent addresses:
i’d like to see privacy by default; as-soon-as possible! privacy features are ZEC’s main selling point, and don’t think users should be forced to practice coin control to properly utilize zcash.
exchanges like kraken that list XMR should support shielded ZEC. i’m okay with transparent addresses, but don’t believe T should be the default. also, have a feeling there’s a lot of zcash users out there that don’t realize the difference between Z/T addresses.