I wouldn't try to assign ill intent but I just think it just sounds better in theory than in practice. If I open a channel with someone and send sats back and forth for a week then yes I would save a lot of money on fees. But who the fuck sends that payments back and forth with the same merchant? People get groceries once maybe twice a week. I get a haircut once a month. I don't need lightning channels open with all these people and then waste my time trying to rebalance channels and pay routing fees lol