Dan on Nostr: Unpopular opinion. #lightning is not ready at all. I'm embarrassing myself, trying to ...
Unpopular opinion. #lightning is not ready at all. I'm embarrassing myself, trying to send funds to a guy, and all my payments keep timing out. Using #breez #wallet
I got fed up and decided, "fuck it, I'll use on chain", so I hit the "close channels" button, provided my on-chain address, and proceeded, only to get an error message, "Failed to close all your channels. Please contact Breez support for further assistance ."
Why is lightning such a pain in the ass? #asknostr #ln
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2025-05-20 13:20:25Event JSON
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