WHY WOULD I DO THAT?! I DON'T NEED IT!!
I'm sorry for this dumbass title, but I hope to stir some discussion. I recently started a small lightning node. Initially it was just to connect my wallet and be my own bank. Then I started wondering about routing and passive income, but there is no passive income to make without a very active node.
Active node means one being actually used and not just be another unnecessary "well-connected" routing node. So I thought "how can I myself increase the load on the node, what usecases are there for me?"
I literally found zero use cases. I pay everything in my life with fiat money. I even receive a cashback on it, instead of having to pay for fees (yeah I know, they put that on the products directly).
I am being my own bank, I have a fully working infrastructure that would work off-fiat. But I'm not really using it.
Do you maybe have some ideas, apart from "using bitcoin at a store" (I would only consider this option outside my country)? I get the "using bitcoin" thing in 3rd world countries with tons of inflation, but maybe there are some cool use cases even for me, who doesn't need lightning to pay anything and only ever did it as a gimmick, like "heyy you support bitcoin at your chicken stand! Let me try it!".
Nice bait, mate. You trying to be a troll? Obviously, there's no use for medium-of-exchange technology if you don't plan to use bitcoin as a medium-of-exchange. What you said is basically tautological.
Am simply trying to make a point of the current situation and share thoughts round here.
then why are you here? just go back to use fiat.
What good or service do people pay you for?
Start there.
Good point, you are saying I should get paid in bitcoin?
A business run by a proper Bitcoiner will give you a bigger discount for using BTC than any cashback or loyalty system ever will.
Also, @justin_shocknet is right. Lead the way.
What I find is usually the opposite, producers asking sats for their products are usually more expensive.
Sir, you are using the lightning network here on SN.
I got credits, but you right, I should plug my node and try.
Attach a wallet so you can zap and be zapped.
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Why did I do that? Because Bitcoin is just data. I don't need to sign a contract to accept payments.
It's like a lemonade stand. Don't need to ask anything to accept cash.
You realize that you will never get a serious answer to your questions if you always delete your posts...
Ephemerality apply here, I like it. As thought brought away by the wind, those that arrive late will not hear it.
Best onbording user case: Buy a VPN subscription and use it.
got one already, I will wait for current subscription to expire before change.
If in 2025 you still ask this question... then is time for you to start reading: