Welllll actually, for me at least, I've counted that as a plus. I'm no expert on lightning, but I find it hard to believe it couldn't work without taproot.

It can work but it is more private with taproot. Not the first time Luke's solutions are bad for privacy.

Like the big blockers in 2017, their primary goal is precisely to eventually destroy Lightning. They, like in 2017, want to drive every transaction on-chain, because that's good for the big miners and for the government. The chain is easier to regulate, and it allows the miners to put on their best suit and meet with regulators in order to feel important. And big blocks pushes out the plebs. Perfect for Ocean Mining, and for Pope Luke to ban gambling and stop women from having money