I'm in the same boat as you.

I've only just got my head around hardware wallets, then they change the language and start calling them signing devices, then everyone keeps pushing a certain device, then you find out you can use an old phone as a signing device, etc.

Lightning is even worse. You hear that people have their own, sovereign lightning nodes and have lost sats due to wrong setups, or that certain lightning wallets can rug you at any time, etc

Personally, I don't mind using a custodial lightning wallet. I only use it for Nostr and Fountain, and I only have a few thousand sats on it at any time (literally a few dollars).

Nobody should be forced. Everyone should go at their own pace.

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