People want frictionless payments, lightning is heavily frictioned.

Even top Bitcoin, and lightning experts have complained how frictioned of a system it is.

And it's like 80%+ of people who don't self-host their own channels, most people use custody services.

I tried using Zeus myself as well but I decided that using Strike was just easier to do instead.

I know, x, y, and z but if the Feds are going to arrest me for buying pecan butter, and soap then they're being lame weenies.

For, 90% of the global population most will gravitate to L1s that work easily, or utilize centralized custodial services.

Very few, if any will ever utilize self-hosted methods due to the high cost, and technical knowledge required for a fractional improvement in Bitcoin usage.