If we could receive lightning payments on newly created zero balance wallets most of us would ran a self custodial lightning node. I've been there, done that and I'm not going back until something changes.

Runing a lightning node is like having a pet. You need to pet it all the time.

The reason I decided to be ok with custodial solutions is the amount I'm totally fine with if the sats are gone.

One rule about lightning is only add the funds you're willing to lose. After years of development is still in beta after all 🤣