recording every transaction is so incredibly painful
It's damn near impossible. Just for curating, dozens of micropayments every day. Add to that earning dribs and drabs of DEC playing Splinterlands, buying/selling/renting cards, daily quests where you might earn credits, potions, or cards, Hive-Engine transaction that can easily be dozens a day. And that’s just parts of the Hive ecosystem.
Yeah... we might eventually all have to move to Portugal where crypto is untaxed... just because it's easier.