Definitely. It irks me when people shit on Fedimint/Cashu with "why are we building custodial stuff". What was most people's first experience using bitcoin? How do you get your parents or friends who aren't total nerds to play with it for the first time? Ease of use is the most important thing for making a good first impression on most people. Also, relying on a soft fork to build stuff for Bitcoin is a great way to waste a ton of time, capital, and skills that could've gone into things that are possible with THIS version of the network.