I still think the tech is a good idea, but its really not working well as money, or as a way to store and spend sats

I can picture ways it can be useful, In small trusted groups of friends for instance, but to a wider audience it seems like undue risk for most use cases.

"Never thought cashu was a good idea." Of course not. Decentralization threatens the very foundations of the WEF's CBDC dreams. They want control, not your freedom to transact. You're just seeing the strings.