> that isn't tracing
It is
To trace is to identify the destination
If you "pick" the destination, as in monero, it's particularly easy to trace
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Imagine arguing that unless you can drop money in the ocean and have it magically go to your intended destination, whom you don't even know who you're trying to pay, it's "tracing."
and all this from the guy who accuses monerobros of playing "semantic games"
That's the thing, lightning allows this to happen. You can drop a payment onto the internet and know that only one person can pick it up, without knowing anything useful about who they are or how they collect it. But to have this feature, you have to drop the blockchain and get on lightning.