OP wants privacy, or he can just use a centralized exchange for it if he do not need privacy.
What's the point of avoid a trace from exchange, but you're expose your face, appearance, voice, location etc to a complete stranger? not to mention he could ask his friend to watch you and find your home. I would rather to use centralized exchange than direct P2P, it's really dangerous, but since there's a decentralized exchange, I don't need to use centralized exchange.
I am still surprised that some people still think they can sell on (or let me use through) Localbitcoins without KYC, that is not possible again since 3 or 4 years ago. In anything you do on Localbitcoins now, it requires KYC.
He was explaining about his past experience, although it's better to not recommend anyone if he doesn't know any update or not use it for long time.