Idk the exact numbers but I’ve heard this multiple times: there aren’t enough sats for everyone in the world to open a lightning channel. And high fees will make it difficult for poor people to add liquidity. I’ve lost more money trying send payments on lightning than on the base chain. Lightning sucks. I think solutions like liquid are powerful and offer the best tradeoff. Yes it’s technically custodial, but the rug risk is minimized because there are so many entities that would have to collaborate together to rug you. And custodial services like these can provide you more privacy. Obviously they won’t all do that but it is a feature that can be offered. And it’s more practical than teaching people coinjoin and join market stuff. The only thing the user has to determine is how much he’s willing to lose in his custodial wallet. That is the tradeoff that must be made.