The lightning network is ahead of its time. The things that are being built on it may not last long enough (funding etc.)until the general public is ready to use it. But let's see.
The LN is here & now it's one of the biggest experiments the world has seen. the general public are using it now in El Salvador and many other countries & regions - Coincorner in the Isle of Man are creating a circular economy with their new Bolt card. Insert [Build it and they will come] meme
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You are right: is still an experiment. But is far from working well. We still have to fix a lot of things or even build a new one if this will fail.
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Are you still having channel closures?
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