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156 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xIlmari 31 Jan \ parent \ on: Are SN users using CoinOS and other apps helping or hurting these app devs bitcoin
But custodial anything is ultimately antithetical to Bitcoin. What I mean by "UX of LN is terrible" is in the self-sovereign context:
- It's hard (and somewhat expensive) to run your own node.
- Want to be an Uncle Jim? If it weren't for Darth's tutorials, you'd be outta luck.
- "Why can't I be zapped when my phone is offline?"/"Why can't I zap when they're offline?" (Fiat is, of course, fully asynchronous.)
- "How many more keys and passwords do you want me to manage?" (They end up writing them on paper and screwing up.)
- "LNURL, BOLT11, BOLT12, NWC, can you invent more tech, please? My head is not hurting enough." (Only shows that this is still hacker-space.)
I agree, 90% of the technical garbage needs to be hidden away. Like understanding SSL, TLS v1, v2, etc. vs "Is there a green padlock?"
Good points. Don't disagree. Also most people don't care about self-sovereignty at all. That's not gonna change. I just want those that do care to be able to do it. All that said making the sovereign tools easier to use has a way to go for sure.
Sovereign bitcoin isn't for everyone but it should be accessible to everyone. Its not currently. It is for on-chain IMO but not L2.
Darth's guides are great but I was able to get up and going without the guides, but again I'm the uncle Jim type. Darth's guides did help me level up quicker. Wish I had found them sooner.
The future is bright. We need to keep using the tools and promoting others do the same. Just know your audience. Few people in my life are ever gonna do what I have done. Getting them to download and use Zeus wallet is my goal for the most part.
Edit: I'm optimistic because its come so far in the last 5 years. Still have a long way to go but we are moving in the right direction. Gonna take time.
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