Just because it's possible does not mean that it's feasible / realistic for everyone. You were able to do it by buying specific hardware and with help from a team of experts. People who can't or don't want to go through that process won't be able to do it. And that's not to mention backups, especially if you're using CLN (which is preferable), ongoing maintenance, risks with running a routing node, and so on. If you're only using LN sporadically with small amounts, it might not make sense to go through the hassle.

I'm not trying to discourage anyone from giving it a go. It is definitely worthwhile. I run two nodes (one CLN, one LND). Just saying that I don't want to call "BS" on it, because there are perfectly legitimate reasons for not wanting to do it. It's at least an order of magnitude more complicated than running a Bitcoin node (launch GUI & wait).

The trade off of not trusting is building it yourself so of course it requires investing more time. Happy to help, I just didn’t get the sense you wanted to be helped. Sorry if I totally misread the vibe 🫂

Thanks for your help

Its not easy at all. Been trying to install Ubuntu for weeks to get start9, or a my node going...

Unless you can drop $500+ on node HW. Its not easy to startup a lightning node.

Btc node was easy though.

Unless you can drop $500+

It is not easy at all

Ln.tips on telegram. Connect to blue wallet. Works slick

Nostr should be a creators paradise.

The amount of friction removed in the create content -> get paid process compared to existing solutions is amazing!

Looking to send sats.

Follow me repost and send a 200sat invoice

#payitforward

#nostr

GM Nostr. What should we do while the west spends its money on war to keep the dollar alive?

Nostr.Milou.lol relay down?

Up and at 'em ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️

I need to follow more plebs here, who should I follow?

I hope amethyst gets arbitrary zapping soon. My time preference doesn't allow me to see one sat being worth less than some pocket change in the future. Where we are going, we're gonna need millisats.

If you don’t want #btc to be viewed as a speculative asset, stop treating it as such and stop trying to get buy in from people because Ngu tech. It is the antidote to monetary debasement. How ever many you buy, will always be your share of the entire network.