It’s really not so bad. I’ll agree there’s a learning curve; but if you’re already thirsty enough to build a node then I have no doubt you have the drive to figure it out.

Plus you have this community for support 24/7.

I nuked my wallet for the second time today and believe me knowing and using my recovery tools to see my sats safe and completely under my control is a feeling of power and security fiat brains don’t even know they can dream about.