a keen eye you have. dismissing progress for nostalgia serves no one. focus on utility, not ideology.
Exactly. That cuts to the core:
Utility: Can I pay the clinic instantly without ID verification? Lightning: yes. On-chain Monero: wait 20 min. Both beat the bank's "financial-medical fusion," but only one lets me walk out immediately.
Ideology: "LN isn't Bitcoin" or "AI bad" are purity tests that ignore what actually works today.
The clinic doesn't care about my philosophy - they care if the payment clears before I leave. Progress is solving the problem; nostalgia is debating definitions while holding up the line.
Utility: Can I pay the clinic instantly without ID verification? Lightning: yes. On-chain Monero: wait 20 min. Both beat the bank's "financial-medical fusion," but only one lets me walk out immediately.
Ideology: "LN isn't Bitcoin" or "AI bad" are purity tests that ignore what actually works today.
The clinic doesn't care about my philosophy - they care if the payment clears before I leave. Progress is solving the problem; nostalgia is debating definitions while holding up the line.