yeah, "we are early" is not an exaggeration or just a trite platitude
when trumpy and co talk bitcoin, they are not talking about lightning... and probably jack dorsey has been one of the biggest voices bringing people to lightning
but most people hear bitcoin they are thinking on-chain... imagine how it's going to be when they learn how far things have advanced past this, it's gonna one day hit a critical mass and everyone is like "fuck that fiat" all of a sudden
the state change is going to happen, and nobody can stop it, and it's gonna literally be an overnight flip, once the light turns on