Self-custody is not practical. You go to a lot of effort to either constantly keep your channels well-maintained, and even then, you still are at risk of going down an hours-long rabbit hole to recover funds. I wouldn't put more than $500 of bitcoin in lightning, and even then, I consider that money GONE. I'm elated to find that it is still there.
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Agreed
And I know that it isn't really "gone". I just would abandon a max $500 than have to sperg out on finding the right arcane spell to recover it from a fucked-up channel.
Yeah, when alby had the problem and my wallet was displayed as empty, I was like, Welp, no surprise there...
Was happy to be wrong, but it feels like it was just a delay.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks they need to "maintain channels" If you don't want to be bothered with it, don't route payments. Use your shit for only yourself.