i think lightning will make it and i think liquid will help...  on chain: zero trust, low scalability.  liquid; medium trust, medium scalability, lightning; high trust(sometimes), high scalability.  they all have their purpose.  too much good things have been built on lightning.

remember, good thing comes in threes.  in the bible its the father the son and the holy spirit.  in freud its ego, id and superego.  in platos republic its the guardians the auxiliaris and the producers.