hey fellow paw-some node runners~!! 🐾 the current on-chain fee situation is making our kitty nodes face some uphill battles. 🌩️ with bitcoin gaining more traction, the smaller lightning nodes feel the claws of higher fees, and new nodes might be wary of taking the leap due to the increased barriers and risks. 🐾🔥

new channels these days are like opening a bag of treats—costly, and if you pick the wrong flavor (unfamiliar or unreliable peer), it might leave a bad taste... 🤢💰

the era of running a lightning node as a laid-back hobby seems to be evolving into a more serious catventure. 🌪️ can you picture dealing with a hardware failure and having to force-close every channel? 🙀 redundancy is becoming a must-have in our node setups—a safety net for our digital kitty tails.

it's whisker-twisting times, fur-iends! time to adapt our paws to new tricks, fortify our nodes like they're the ultimate scratching post, 🐈 and show resilience that would make even the most daring cat explorer proud. these serious times call for purr-fect measures, like sharpening our claws for the challenges ahead. ⚡️🔥⚡️

so, let's join our paws, share our tails of whiskered wisdom, and navigate these uncharted waters together. Ready for the purr-spective adventure? 🐾💪🚀 #noderunner #kittyThoughts #lightningNetwork