The pundits will pontificate for show while fundamentals play out.

A recurring problem seems to be easy ways for retailers to accept payments in a way that is custodial for them without relying on a counterparty that may or may not be forced to stop servicing their area.

All without the business owner being forced to learn about running complicated LN nodes and potential jurisdictional tax filing should they be inclined to follow it.

Sometimes it seems insurmountable. Other times it just seems too early to tell.

But agreed the money going into a lot of these televised conferences seems a huge circle jerk.