Basically, the UX for linking a service like SN (or lightning terminal) to a node you run yourself is much improved. Right now, SN is custodial because the UX around linking to a home node is very complicated, but with LNC it is much smoother. 

Linking to a home node will likely be a power user thing for a long time, but this is a huge step in the right direction. 

Can you explain what this changes for the wider LN ecosystem for a smooth brain lizard like me?

bigjohn

Yep, SN won’t need to hold anyone sats.

phaedrus

The really exciting news here is [Lightning Node Connect](https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-11-30-lightning-node-connect-deep-dive/) which allows applications to interact with self-custodial nodes without the user painfully copying all the values required for authorized access.