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waxwing · 1w
i did this a few years ago, but i should update it: "What have you used Lightning to buy?". My answer is now: "drinks at bars/events, food (dinner) including sharing the bill with other people, hotel ...
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I've used lightning for lots of things but my experience has been that to work, it had to be used either from a custodial app (ecash mints) or a wallet that used liquid on the backend. I can't count the number of failed routes I ran into with self-sovereign options (my own node).

Would you mind saying which lightning application you like/recommend for these buys?
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waxwing · 1w
Phoenix because it's reliable while self custodial. In the last year or two I haven't even bothered to run my own LN node at home (or elsewhere). I used to, but I don't have the motivation or the organization to do it properly. Which is a shame, but shrug. Also my case is not normal, I spent the l...