The problem is self custodial LN, it is a pain and expensive. Non-custodial LN is amazing.
The sentiment of this post and the replies seems to have become pretty much consensus - "sadly LN just isn't practical for every day life". This is just wrong actually; and sadly this goes to confirm the story that was told to outsiders by silicon valley VCs for years to pump their bags : 'bitcoin isn't useful, nobody ever uses it LN is a joke'. In this comment on reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/lightningnetwork/comments/1fxmokx/when_do_you_think_lightning_will_go_mainstream/lrl42tk/ I give the reality: when bitcoin is not persecuted, LN works and thrives (albeit it remains fairly niche - but that's fine!), and it's a *much* better payment system than you think. The idea that it's not practical for ordinary businesses because they have to balance channels is a perspective that lacks nuance; this is not 2018-2020! It's far easier than you might think, again ABSENT MASSIVE PERSECUTION, to actually use LN in commerce, nowadays.
(Btw in that reddit thread i missed some other uses, like flights ... even $1000 payments are fine on LN nowadays.)
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To clarify, by 'non-custodial' you prolly mean '3rd party custodial' or 'non-self custodial'?
Trust the politicians to add this confusion!
This is why Iām really liking the concept of ecash. From 0 to accepting LN by simply joining a mint.