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Driving, for example. Operating an automobile according to traffic laws is objectively an insanely complicated task, but we just do it like, "Oh no big deal, just listening to a podcast while driving 4,000 pounds of metal at 65 miles per hour, tumtytum
Great analogy, except for one tiny detailGreat analogy, except for one tiny detail
When I learned to drive, I hired a certified professional from a nationwide registry to teach me the ropes
With a Lightning node, my 'instructor' is a patchwork of three year old SN threads and a pseudonymous star wars character who chastises me everytime I ask them a question
Admittedly there is the argument of self sovereignty comes at a price
And that is cutting your own teeth and learning by your mistakes
And now I'm thinking about it, I guess this is the way it needs to beAnd now I'm thinking about it, I guess this is the way it needs to be
If college's ran courses on how to run a nofe, that would defeat the object of decentralization, they would teach a uniformed approach that I guess would eventually centralize and weaken the network
A healthy network needs messy, diverse, individualistic setups
So yeah im gone full circle and agree with you 🤭
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They also exaggerate the difficulty of running your own node. It's just "new"; all new things are difficult to comprehend at first thanks to unfamiliar vocabulary.
It does take a little time to learn, but there are many parts of our society that we "took a little time to learn" once upon a time. Driving, for example. Operating an automobile according to traffic laws is objectively an insanely complicated task, but we just do it like, "Oh no big deal, just listening to a podcast while driving 4,000 pounds of metal at 65 miles per hour, tumtytum..."
Having just gone through the process myself, I'd recommend for newbs that they: