I hope (naïvely?) that Ark *as a channel factory* will change this, in a good way My lightning node could have multiple channels, including some "conventional" channels alongside channels backed up my multiple different Ark Service Providers As the Ark transactions happen only rarely in the channel factory setup, only when resizing or otherwise reconfiguring channels, I think there will be less pressure to maximize efficiency and therefore less centralisation pressure Using a "slow" ASP won't slow the typical payments, as it's just Lightning and most payments - even those hopping across Ark channel factories - don't involve any Ark transaction