142 sats \ 4 replies \ @Scoresby OP 1 Feb \ parent \ on: Self-custody costs money bitcoin
I find it difficult to tell the difference between a lazy user and a user who would rather spend their time on different priorities.
I think I've heard people like nvk say they use a custodian for lightning because self custodial lightning requires more resources than it's worth for the amounts they are using.
And another element I didn't touch on is culture: as you point out, we don't live in a culture of personal responsibility. So it isn't surprising that money built on taking responsibility may be misunderstood (may have costs/risks miscalculated).
Running a lightning node for a business does require an investment and I totally get why NVK would take that approach. I mean, that is the kind of decision you have to make in a business all the time.
I run a lightning node because of how highly I value sovereignty as well as the knowledge I'm gaining from the experience.
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I find it difficult to tell the difference between a lazy user and a user who would rather spend their time on different priorities.
I do as well. Honestly its more important for me to know when I'm being lazy vs prioritizing. Doesn't really matter if I can tell in others. I can't and don't want to control them. If I have an agreement with them and they aren't getting it done... well I don't really care if it is laziness. It just needs to get done.
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