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which is fine, isn’t it?

it gets easier, thus the barrier of entry gets lower. and I am convinced more people understand the benefits.

it will always be a bit more complicated than giving up everything and put others in control, but more people also understand the benefit of not doing that.

I also think that lightning node OGs are a bit burnt, because of the early experience of running a node was so much more complicated.

I like the comparison:

if you asked early pilots who embarked on the adventure to fly across the ocean they would have that it will never be possible for an average person to cross the atlantic on a plane… and here we are.
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The Daniel ⚡️ 1y ago

You’re right about OG node runners. Things are much better now. But I still think there’s a long way to go. Most people don’t even understand the difference between bitcoin an crypto, let alone know about Lightning, ecash. (BTW, Alby should support ecash.)

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bumi 1y ago

yes, it’s a long way… a marathon not a sprit. but we’re all on that one and not in it for the quick win.

how should alby support ecash?

It has a similar problem as one is not in control over the sats and mints at a certain scale will have issues. (which is my main worry)

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

i personally think ecash is a doomed endeavour because it has all the problems of the fiat banking system and will attract this kind of operator

there will be like 3 good mints and the rest will be gouging fees off you, just like the fiat banking system