if he wants earnings he should connect to better peers

Today this has a cost too, and not everyone is willing to invest in connecting with good peers and grow a healthy network. I'd bet 80% of the nodes are involuntarily bad actors, meaning they are unable (like me) to properly manage or set up a node that satisfies their needs. Most do not even know what their needs are and simply go in yield-seeking mode.

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"Be your own bank" they say, gain a 3% APY. That's a -1% APY 4yo LN node story

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> if he wants earnings he should connect to better peers

Today this has a cost too, and not everyone is willing to invest in connecting with good peers and grow a healthy network. I'd bet 80% of the nodes are involuntarily bad actors, meaning they are unable (like me) to properly manage or set up a node that satisfies their needs. Most do not even know what their needs are and simply go in yield-seeking mode.