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Most people prioritize convenience and cost over other features. If it is not both easier AND cheaper to use Bitcoin non-custodially and privately, it won’t happen.
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Joda 2y ago 💬 1

Agreed, but it's mostly about convenience. Many people pay MORE for convenience. That's basically modern society.

But even if it's cheaper, if it's even slightly difficult to use, adoption will be very limited.

I'm among the most tech savvy people I know personally. I've tried lightning many times in the last couple years, and I kept giving up on it. Not until the last few months has it become easy enough to use. And I've never used Bitcoin to pay for something besides filling my lightning wallet.

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<old>cypherhoodlum 2y ago

Bitrefill or The Bitcoin Company app might be the next thing for you then.

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David 2y ago

I set up a node and had routing channels, but it blew my mind how hard it was to figure out how to get inbound liquidity and balance channels. The LSPs that are popping up hopefully will solve this, but I’m willing to wager there is a decrease in privacy from using them. 💯 agree that it’s got to be so simple you can’t mess it up.