Those other hops are systemically on the same level as you; they are equals/peers.
That's why I said not necessarily. Depends if you're using your own node.
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No. You said that it depends if you have a direct channel, which is wrong. You don't need a direct channel; intermediate hops/nodes are also peers.
It does depend on if you controll a node in the first place, yes, ofcourse.
In that case the difference just seems pedantic
