Someone could get rekt on the path, this is true.

If you're running some activist consensus program in a bid to change the network, and then you get bitten, then you'll likely get what you deserve. If you didn't check with your counterparty whether they are above type of hipster activist... you may get what you deserve too.

keep in mind that SN node use the LN proxy and act as a proxy.
Direct payment to SN node is not the problem. the problem is when SN node start proxying that zap.

DarthCoin

Even a direct channel with SN node will be useless.

Until k00b would tell us (in advance of course) that SN plans to switch to a BIP-110 client, then it should be fine to have that direct channel open because you'll share the same chaintip, barring any bugs but that can happen at any time. I asked a while ago: 

As long as you run the same on-chain client as your counterparty, you ought to be ok. The big issue, as also the post you shared points out is operators you cannot trust. In times like these, you can be fucked, but you can keep your channels with those that aren't out to fuck you.

I closed 1 channel because it was anyway depleted and I didn't want to bother finding contacts for the operator.

Stacker Saloon

saloon

> Even a direct channel with SN node will be useless.

Until k00b would tell us (in advance of course) that SN plans to switch to a BIP-110 client, then it should be fine to have that direct channel open because you'll share the same chaintip, barring any bugs but that can happen at any time. I asked a while ago: https://stacker.news/items/1265672/r/optimism?commentId=1266146

As long as you run the same on-chain client as your counterparty, you ought to be ok. The big issue, as also the post you shared points out is operators you cannot trust. In times like these, you can be fucked, but you can keep your channels with those that aren't out to fuck you.

I closed 1 channel because it was anyway depleted and I didn't want to bother finding contacts for the operator.