Isn't it obvious that the majority isn't interested in LN based on the massive resistance to Segwit?
Segwit compatible nodes are 51% of the network. And rising every day. If that's the majority of users rejecting it, I don't know what would convince you. 101% segwit nodes, maybe?
Nice try, miner support for Segwit is 25.6% Keep on wishing for that 101% and keep on ignoring the giant mempool and borderline-unusable-for-normal-transactions bitcoin network.
"Anyone" can run a bitcoin node as well, but only ~5000 do...
Bitcoin nodes are ~ 6000. And rising every day. You're in favour of changes that endanger that trend.
First of all, don't put words in my mouth. If I'm a critic of Core/Segwit/LN, that doesn't automatically make me a BU/Hard Fork fanboi. BTW the Chinese introduced a synthetic fork proposal that was completely ignored here on this echo-chamber forum. Study, learn, and think for yourself.
Second, if you're claiming 6000 bitcoin nodes then you're stretching a bit, and you're including the 700+ Unlimited nodes, LOL. I've heard anectodally that the total number of bitcoin nodes was at 20k at one point, but fell as the blockchain size increased dramatically. Do you think that 6000 LN nodes would make the network secure and allow payments to be process at the claimed rates?
Finally, I don't want to open a payment channel with anyone, I just want to pay them and get paid by them, and that technology exists today and is(was) working until recently. As others have said, with LN we could well be headed toward using the mega-corporate channels with the corporations data mining and spying. All sounds very familiar to me...
Which part of "anyone can start a p2p Lightning node" don't you understand?
"Anyone can swap the engine in their Honda Civic".
"Anyone can become an astronaut"
I find it frightening that you're proposing that random fools should run a node in this secure network. Imagine the security implications...