You are right, the easiest way to buy Bitcoin is from another person directly, peer to peer. That is what money is for, trading with other people, and it happens all the time at Bitcoin meetups every week all over the world. Just put the word out in your community and you will be surprised at the results. But be sure to respect privacy and don't ask any annoying questions and everything will work just fine. I wrote an article 18 months ago on some of the other way to buy KYC free sats too: #219309