Lightning is a very interesting long term scaling solution.  It may allow us to keep fees close to zero on the main chain while at the same time keeping space requirements efficient, and supporting all the transactions the world needs.<p>I feel it is though, very much at the research prototype stage of a project.  How a transient network of piecewise connected nodes can efficiently route messages between disparate endpoints is certainly possible (as it is how the internet works) but certainly with the extra meta data required, and the connection based nature of the protocol, it is more like TCP and it is not trivial. So I agree it is something which needs a lot of work before we can realize its effectiveness.<p>I don&#x27;t however see any need to throw around accusations of pivoting or deceptive intent.  This is a new field and it is necessary and healthy for ideas and goals to morph and change as required to serve the market need.<p>We should not discourage new ideas.