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Here's one quick simplified explanation of the issues: https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/97qg8l/can_someone_explain_how_the_lightning_network/ https://www.r

• 3np 6y ago
  Thanks. This I'm somewhat familiar with, it's a theoretical fundamental issue in any decentralized and distributed routing network so applies for any interesting L2 solution. In practice this needn't be an issue: * Most nodes will rebalance, open and closed channels based on neighbour uptime and reliability * In practice the LN network is expected to have a little but of a hub-and-spokes topology. So in practice you will almost always have a couple of well-known highly connected peers along your route So it's a fundamental issue that will become a reality in worst-case scenarios but something that can be mitigated. As one of the comments noted, we're somehow able to do this for TCP and TOR. You linking to the /btc subreddit makes me think nothing anyone says or any developments will ever convince you (correct me if I'm wrong). In that case, I think your efforts are better spent in focusing on bringing value to the efforts you do believe in rather than telling others they're bound to fail.