I have been running multiple bitcoin related servers for years and even I think self-hosted LN nodes are not worth the hassle. I cpuld manage a simple LN node with a couple of large channels to some well connected nodes but even that runs the risk of causing issues and needing too much of my attention.

I know. Which hurts.

this is an example of the lightning dupes who paul storcz talks about. @DarthCoin ₿⚡️ will actually sit there with a straight face and suggest end users should take up full time jobs as system administrators to keep their bitcoin wallets functioning and he will never question what is wrong with that. he has overdosed on the ikea effect. lightning from day one was always a scam to enable rent-seeking from centralized lightning companies who should not even exist. this is the entire reason why they now want ossification. they want to continue the gravy train.

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it's true. people zap me and half the time when I try to send the money out the payment fails. don't bother zapping me please