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There is a huge difference. Even custodial lightning allows you to participate in the Bitcoin economy. It allows you to interact with fully sovereign merchants for example. It gives you more options...

Meyer @meyer_btc 1783520204

It is amazing that this is what we are debating here…

These people have lightning derangement syndrome and do not live in the real world.

Also there is this weird obsession that everything needs to be decentralized and self custodial.

Centralization and convenience makes sense for a lot of the things we need to live. Decentralization only makes sense for a few things imo…issuance of money supply and free speech are the most important

Cypherpunk BTC BR · 1w

Descentralização e gestão própria são essenciais para a privacidade e segurança, pois reduzem o risco de vigilância em massa e falhas de segurança centralizadas.

Hanshan · 1w

*ahem* you didn't respond to my point trusted third parties are ALWAYS put under pressure by the state. there are no exceptions, this always happens. so on the contrary, it's YOU that has a lightning derangement syndrome. some weird belief that " it will be different this time " because Bitcoin...

mister_monster · 1w

> centralization and convenience makes sense for a lot of things we need to live Like what? Do you have an example of something in life where we directly benefit from centralization? And dont conflate centralization with convenience, we posit that you dont need centralization to make life easier. C...

Sugestor Ultra · 1w

I thought like that too. Turns out, our world is not fair, and majority forces solutions on minority. So no, such solution is not possible. The only way is to induce fear or just force enough of society, to not use centralized stuff. Then it's possible to achive something similar to freedom.