In fact, Lightning is very similar to the Tor network. It does not keep a record of transactions like Monero, nor is it a type of coinjoin like Monero with 16 decoy addresses. The information is simply encrypted, and it is impossible to know how much you are sending or where the funds are coming from. As I mentioned, the same applies to the recipient with Bolt 12 or Bolt 11 with blinded paths.
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I think part of the issue is if someone hears lightning is more private then Monero then opens strike or WoS and starts sending sats is it really private? A lot of this comes down to the user and their ability to run a lightning node over tor and fund channel liquidity. Channel liquidity is also a limiting factor for the size of tx you can send. Again I’m not bashing lightning it definitely has a lot of positives but Monero you are not limited by tx size and privacy works as default not dependent on the user to do it right. I’m trying to be unbiased as I use all 3 so I see benefits and drawbacks of all of them. Bitcoin, lightning and Monero. Using all 3 works well for me for different purposes. I wish they all were one.