all LN needs is segwit address, which is single tx if your BTC is still in legacy address. > 99% of people won't be able to run their own nodes 99% don't need

all LN needs is segwit address, which is single tx if your BTC is still in legacy address. > 99% of people won't be able to run their own nodes 99% don't need to run full nodes, they can (and mostly do) use SPV wallets. full nodes are important to network connectivity, but running a full node right now is not expensive - i run one on rpi3.