good job on the article. As much as I love bitcoin and what it stands for, unfortunately, most people do not care about the idology of it. They care about things like: does it make my life easier or better, is it instant and is it cheap. Bitcoin, is none of those things for majority of banked people in the western world. It only makes their life harder (taxes and understanding how it works). If LN is not used, then it is slow as hell and expensive for daily transactions. I am afraid other shitcoins and stable coins might be slowly, but surely taking over that money side of things (just check Stripe's announcement). Bitcoin stays as a valued asset, but unless there is more progress on the monetary side, I am afraid, it ain't gonna happen.