i've been running a node for almost 6 years. i too can say that i've had no issues and works great for me. i've also helped dozens of people over the years troubleshoot and recover funds from their nodes. literally remoting into people's nodes and recovering their funds for them. this is not sustainable. not everyone has a trusted nerd in their pocket. i've also helped countless dozens of people get on-boarded to lightning and struggled to give them solid options because they're nerds like you and i. lightning is hard for most people.

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