Almost all Bitcoiners -- including those of us already stacking regularly! -- will
* never own a whole coin,
* never make an on-chain transaction, and
* never run a Lightning node.
It was only a short moment in time, and it is long past.
Discussion
Point 1) Maybe for most yes, depending on financial situation.
But the other 2 points, I don't get why you wouldn't do it today.
There is no reason to not send an on-chain transaction today, but lightning nodes are difficult with a high risk of loss. Ask me how I know.
There are already hundreds of millions more Bitcoiners than Bitcoin, and hardly anyone owns any. There are like 8 billion people on the planet and most don't even know what it is, yet.
I think people who got in early can't even comprehend just how much money €100k is.
I've been stacking since 2019 and I've got almost no chance, unless I win the lottery or something, and I don't play the lottery. 😅
Bitcoin already has a price that makes it similar to buying an apartment, only you can't get a mortgage for it.
Many people will never own enough Bitcoin to pay the fees, for on-chain or channels, or they will use Bitcoin and save so little of it, that there's just no point.
and nothing is wrong with that
I'm just glad I got some at all, TBH. It's my most valuable financial asset, by far, even if it just seems like chump change to other people.
I don't really own anything else, you know. No house, no car, no savings account, no academic title.
I do own part of a Nostr software company, so there's that. Maybe I can get a whole Bitcoin by staying autistic longer than people can laugh at my attempt to build something.
I hope you stay autistic 🫂💜
Agree with 1 and 3, 2 seems more like a future state issue.
Stay humble and stack sats