I stopped using or relying on Alby in the beginning of this year. I knew this was coming...

I still have an Alby node with millions of sats that closed on me and I never recovered it. I started a new one and then closed channels gracefully in January.

Generally lightning is a lot of work. It's so much work that I could either work on lightning or work on getting Fiat. Lightning doesn't pay the bills.

https://getalby.com/terms-of-service

I'm cynical because I've invested much Fiat into Bitcoin and it's nearly all been a futile pursuit of whack a mole.

Definitely has pushed me not to trust too much in man made solutions.

I will continue to use Bitcoin but less and less will I talk about it. Nearly everyone I've introduced to Bitcoin (small number) I have had to apologize, help change, rearrange, reeducate and I'm no longer interested in getting anyone new involved. It's blessing edge and it's no good.

Those who strive to give quick solutions will not be around when your Bitcoin mechanism breaks. Bitcoin core is about the best thing going and BIP-39 but everything else is not dumb ass proof. By dumb ass I mean those of us who build things, make things and take care of things.

All businesses connected with Bitcoin are attack fronts and compliance is either going to happen or there will be dismantling.

It is what it is. Bitcoin is not decentralized enough.