I greatly appreciate the work that nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg and nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 are doing to make self sovereign Lightning easier for the masses.

Building a traditional node and running a traditional node that doesn't run on your phone isn't overly complicated, but it's definitely not easy when problems arise. Troubleshooting is extremely technical and hard for most people.

I've helped a dozen or more people over the past year by connecting to their node or doing remote support and fixing a problem for them. I don't mind providing this assistance, but it's a screaming reminder that Lightning still has a long way to go where it's "plug and play" easy.

We haven't entered the "no-brainer" territory yet, but we're getting there, thanks to these two teams working hard for all us us.