which is fine, isn’t it?
it gets easier, thus the barrier of entry gets lower. and I am convinced more people understand the benefits. 
it will always be a bit more complicated than giving up everything and put others in control, but more people also understand the benefit of not doing that.

I also think that lightning node OGs are a bit burnt, because of the early experience of running a node was so much more complicated.

I like the comparison:
if you asked early pilots who embarked on the adventure to fly across the ocean they would have that it will never be possible for an average person to cross the atlantic on a plane… and here we are.