No she's not dead yet.

I have to try my Lightning transactions 4-5 times (if they're bigger) to make them go through...

I had to learn Linux to get a secure enough computing environment...

I had to learn self-custody and risk management to appreciate on-chain...

And I had to learn on-chain privacy from scratch. I had to do the work myself.

But at the end of the day, Bitcoin Lightning especially is amazing so when I see empty blocks I just don't understand why.