First of all, let me make my point here:
I see a world in which we can pay for things -- and get paid -- as we consume/work.
I'm talking about:
- beer taps that charge you based on the amount you pour.
- movies/TV streaming platforms that charge based on your time watched, not a flat rate per month.
- paying for energy as you consume it, not a bill that gets sent in the mail weeks after the fact (this is
what the Bitcoin startup Synota is working on) - direct deposits landing every day/hour/minute/second that you work at your shift.
This model, of course, doesn't apply to everything.
I wouldn't want to "pay as I wear" a new t-shirt or own a "pay as you walk" shoe.
However, that's essentially where we're drifting towards with today's money.
https://www.footasylum.com/images/blog/FA_WK23_KLARNA_UPDATE_BLOG_POST%20.jpg
Subscription payments are becoming more and more prominent everywhere today, and it really speaks to the state of fiat financials seeing all these crazy buy-now-pay-later models for everyday items.
IMO, we'll probably look back on the subscription mania we see today like we do the horse & buggy.
Are subscription models a mere foreshadowing of what's to come with Lightning payments?
What happens to payments when we unlock instant settlement?
Is this where you see Lightning going as well?
Have to offer some resistance here. The fact that this is being pushed by the democrats leave me to assume that this would create a new bureaucratic body that would control the internet. You want the govt controlling your node? Why would you want the govt controlling the internet?
Have you considered making or selling Lightning hardware devices? Remote signing devices, battery powered cellular nodes, etc?