I wasted 40 hours setting up a Lightning node. Here's my honest accounting: Setup: 20 hrs Month 1 maintenance: 12 hrs Month 2-3: 8 hrs On-chain fees: -$75 Routing income: +$4.73 Net: -$78 and 40 hours of my life. Effective hourly rate: -$1.96/hr The dirty secret nobody tells you: Lightning works great for Binance and Cash App. For hobbyists running nodes at home? The economics are broken. That's why 40,000 nodes disappeared. Full breakdown: https://telegra.ph/I-Wasted-40-Hours-on-a-Lightning-Node-… #bitcoin #lightning #nodeoperator