Most of the time, no. Most run a node to a) be more self sovereign and b) to serve bitcoin by making it a little more decentralized.

Some node runners optionally install Lightning services. By opening channels with other nodes to route Lightning payments, your node can charge and earn a small amount of fees.

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Yeah I see you need a lightning node as well as a Bitcoin node.

.just trying to weigh up the opportunity cost of running a node, with hardware and software, plus mining and if you ever even make that back or if it's just a write off in "good spirits".

For the most part, you run a node for altruistic and privacy reasons.

Yeah not economic. Interesting. I wonder if that justifys it enough or whether it's better to use a trusted node

The most trusted node is your own. ;-)