First sentence is clear. No idea what you're saying in the second paragraph. But based on the first sentence, you're arguing Bitcoin and lightning are only useful so long as the government doesn't restrict our ability to network our devices together. Technically true. Practically meaningless.

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This is semantic, but probably important: A) Bitcoin (UTXOs) *cannot* be stored offline B) Bitcoin (UTXOs) exists on The Bitcoin *Network* (requires network connection) C) Keys can be stored offline. Keys are not Bitcoin. Keys prove ownership of Bitcoin (UTXOs) For you to spend Bitcoin you need two things - Keys - The Bitcoin Network Without a network your keys become useless. Whether or not they are "offline" doesn't matter.