File that under "No shit"

I missed this when it happened. Crazy, and I am glad you had friends nearby that rose to the occasion. Heal well brother.

What is that, a switch with a PCB?

Child-free used to be called Childless. It stings more the second way.

The issue is at the quoted sat price, the opportunity cost is always changing (you can buy future tech only in the future). So, the perceived cost differential between BTC and fiat is just 1 arbitrage calculation in a multifaceted social equation. Either extract maximum value by paying the contract on agreed terms or domt.

Technically it would be an LNBTC denominated economy but since the reserve is 1:1 basically, yes.

It's okay. He doesn't understand money and how it scales in layers. So, it's fine. Lightning and its derivatives is how it will be used for everyday payments. Even on the gold standard, nobody used bullion for everyday payments.

That only matters if you are routing other People's payments (like you hope your peers will do). But since you can't see their peer channels, it's impossible to know outside of asking them or your payment failing.

Okay, I mean, you do you. Stay compliant and see where that takes you.

Wait til you hear about phone books.