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Thanks for this perspective. Honestly, I'm relatively new to the site, but I've been digging through the archives—reading guides and reports from a year or two ago. I saw the kind of deep technical sharing that used to happen here, and the engagement back then looked incredible. That's what inspired me to put so many hours into this post—I wanted to try and bring back that level of value.
To be honest, I was worried this kind of deep dive might get lost in the noise nowadays, but your point about the competitive side of routing really hit home. I hadn't considered that sharing too much strategy could actually be a disadvantage now. It's a bit discouraging to see how much the dynamics have shifted since those earlier days, but I guess that's just part of the maturation process.
I appreciate you taking the time to guide me. It means a lot to get feedback from someone with your experience. I'll definitely keep your advice in mind moving forward.
Right now, you are not in "danger". We are still in the phase of learning from each others.
I said that sharing too much it could be also a weapon against you, as a soft warning, to keep in mind that we are all competing to each others for a bunch of sats.
And this competition is getting harder and harder with each day passing.
That's a relief to hear, and I appreciate the clarification. A "soft warning" is exactly what a newcomer like me needs—enough to keep me sharp, but not enough to scare me off from sharing.
You're right, the competition for sats is only going to intensify. I guess the key is finding that balance: contributing to the collective knowledge while still keeping a few cards close to the chest.
Thanks again for taking the time to guide me. I'll keep learning, keep building, and maybe share a bit more along the way—just with a bit more strategic thinking now. Cheers.🙏
Exactly... Balance is the key, as in LN routing :)
You are learning fast padawan. Keep going!
Here are some inspiration guides from my past (when I was also sharing my experience).
https://darth-coin.github.io/nodes/nodes-en.html
Haha, "balance" — love the double meaning. And "padawan"? Now I'm even more motivated. 😄
Thanks a lot for sharing your old guides. I just bookmarked the link and will dive into them this weekend. It means a lot that you're passing on that knowledge.
I'll study up, keep experimenting, and who knows — maybe one day I'll contribute something worth linking back to. Until then, may the sats be with you. 🙏
Your "takeaways" are good.
I am running several LN nodes, but few years ago I decided to not make it publicly anymore. I still run a public routing node, but nobody will know which one is mine.
All the rest are private nodes, more or less connected to this public one.
In the beginning yes, I was also sharing my routing strategies, in guides, chats, SN posts, but lately I do not want to do it anymore.
And I suggest you to do the same: keep your routing strategies for yourself.
You see, LN routing will became more and more like a very competing market, where each node will try to outcome the other peers.
If I know very well how much you earn and what strategies you use and peers, charts etc, I could create a strategy that can take advantage of your "weak positioned" node (by "weak" I mean you reveal your secrets, not that node is bad).
Think about this aspect, is up to you how you will proceed from now on.