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yes, but this circumvents the egalitarian nature

lighting channels are expensive to open and close

as it stands, there already isn't enough block space for “mass adoption” users to all have their own single lightning channel

let alone several

lightning in its ultimate form will always be a hosted solution

and those with the acumen and willingness to pay to open and close channels (or perhaps use the L1 bitcoin) will be a separate class of people



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