Shinobi:
"Lightning is proving definitively right now that it can function as a layer for interactivity between different custodians, and that it works smoothly and very effectively for that. There is no reason at all Lightning cannot function as a similar connectivity layer for other layer twos that have superior trust models than a explicit custodian. If channels are not something individuals can cost effectively have for their daily spending activity, that doesn't mean they are not cost effective for LSPs who run new protocols in addition to Lightning to link between each other, allowing their users to interact with each other. Arks, Statechains, and whatever new ideas people develop over the coming years.
It can be a translator layer for other systems that scale the end users ability to onboard and transact on those layers, exactly like we wound up realizing the blockchain would have to be. And there is nothing wrong with that."
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/lightning-is-doomed
I wonder if bitcoin culture at the time would have invested so much enthusiasm and hope into LN, those many years ago with the deliverable "it will be great between custodial services...".
Bitcoin Twitter is worst than democracy or communism because not only can we not vote them out, as non violent cypherpunks we can't even throw them out of helicopters.
Activate drivechains now.
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