Doubtlessly, but there's a big difference between getting sats into cold storage on layer one and running a lightning node. For a pleb like me the first is attainable, whereas the second still is more than daunting.
So yes, self-custody is preferable, but at some point there might be a need to start rethinking the role of custodians and trusting them
I am in the same boat as you. Tried many times to set up a lightning node and always ended up giving up. @utxo the webmaster 🧑💻 has been talking anout #liquid recently. Thar seems easier to use and is less custodial than a custodial lightning wallet
It would be great if there will be non-custodial solutions on higher levels of bitcoins. Especially because I don't see how on earth it will be lossible for everyone to even get any number of satoshis on layer one.
For many in Africa, Asia and South-America the first layer won't be an option, but holding bitcoin with a trustworthy custodian will still be a solution for many to get out of the inflation prison that their local currency puts them in...
Agreed. My hunch is non custodial lighting wallets is not the solution, lost hope of that. A sidechain such as liquid seems good but as its not being used I am assuming people don't like the tradeoffs on that either.