When you run a lightning node that routes lightning ⚡ payments, you'd earn the fees. However, this means that you have to invest time and money to open large enough ⚡channels and keep them working.

What I've learned:

Bitcoin Node (Knots or Core)

- Your private connection to the bitcoin network

- Very important to keep bitcoin decentralized, the more nodes the better (same for mining ⛏️ even a nerdminer)

Lightning ⚡ node

- Second layer for smaller payments with very small fees

- Instead of paying "high" fees for several on chain transactions, you make one bigger transaction to the lightning ⚡ network

It's worth to study study study and try it out with small amounts. We the people shape our future with sovereignty.