I've been thinking about this one too.
Lightning nodes are growing, but yes there are some huge ones. Privacy is a little easier to deal with though, because:
1. Lightning can/is operated over TOR/onion routing
2. You can use a VPN
3. There is no KYC for a lightning wallet
Node running is getting easier every day. There is now software that will deal with your fees automatically.
Bitcoin miners are incentivized to take the highest fees, but lightning nodes are incentivized to take low fees. And with high on-chain fees, lightning providers are motivated to open high-liquidity channels and keep them open for longer.
Joda
npub1w0…d0pgd
2023-05-07 21:14:13
in reply to nevent1q…4srx
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