I'm taking this here from the other topic (click the quote for full context):
There is a lot of complexity as to why we should or should not have LN I think in the long run it will hurt BTC but then again maybe not.
@ franky1 on every ln thread you should simply say you think the ln network will kill off btc in the long run.
If LN would be able to kill Bitcoin, Bitcoin deserves it! I believe it's the exact opposite: Bitcoin doesn't care:
I'm taking this post from
BlackHatCoiner's topic in Meta here:
bitcoin-core. the reference client (which altnet groupies also love describing as the sole place feature upgrades should be allowed via) does not have code that support LN millisats nor LNs peer connection gossip protocols. nor the invoice format
You seem to suggest that's a bad thing, or something that makes LN a bad thing. I think it's the opposite: it's great! That means the Bitcoin network can't be touched, can't be damaged, can't be hurt and can't be stopped by Bitcoin LN. And it's why people say LN runs
on top of Bitcoin.