I don't think it's a matter of "believing in Lightning".
Paul is a bit skeptical about reliability and has self-custody as a priority, that's why we strongly opposed previous lightning solutions that ...
That’s fine. I’ve moved on to using bitcoin-only wallets. And I agree with the custodial criticism. Exodus just ditched Wallet of Satoshi probably for the same reason. That said, I hope you guys will take a new look at newer technologies that have emerged in the last two years including what Breez is doing with the SDK and Alby with NWC. Both of those are geared toward self custody.