Couldn’t there be some solution with scripts though? This is clearly way above my head but i think lightning has a better chance of being Bitcoin’s payment layer long term if channel openings could be a single on-chain step
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pretty sure a channel opening is a single transaction signed by two parties
it's only one step on chain but requires an off-chain agreement, this is done by LN nodes
i might be misunderstanding what you are digging at
Hmm well that sounds relevant at least. I don’t think i’m digging at much besides “this would be great” while not knowing the technical mechanics behind any of the current limitations
there's nothing stopping people from opening with cheap fee transactions in quiet times but not using them until later, the question is just about the fact that it locks you in
most of the consternation around L2s and fees is based on high time preference ultimately
people learn low time preference when they know the Science