Just a breif: The Lightning Network was literally the technology needed to enable Bitcoin to be adopted as legal tender at nation-state level. It is integral in Bitcoins evolution as a monetary asset from a store of value to both a medium exchange and unit of account. It is a game-changer homies and if it can get even more adoption, it can create further waves in many nations, especially those with truly decimated centralized national Fiat currencies. So why did we forget about it so soon and its not been talked about much in the forum.
This is a thread that has all the lightning network threads all together. Let's go through it nd enjoy the ride -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5345664.0 In order for a technology to become a part of our daily life, it needs to be simple and easy to understand. Lightning network is a complex bit of technology and a lot of people are still unsure how to use it. There are many flaws and bugs in it as well.
LN is useful but the developers need to Dig deeper to find out why people are not using it! LN has a long long way to go.
I've never used lightening network before, despite how they said that it cuts off high transaction fees and that it's very fast. Truth is that people who are more knowledgeable than me have not endorsed it, that is what made me lazy to try it for transactions. Just as you have noted if a technology is complex to use, then it can discourage people from attempting to use it, the way that I heard about it's complexity is a discouragement for me to try to use it.
I really hope that it's developers will look into it and see how they can make it to be less complex in usage, because I believe that lightening network can boost the adoption of Bitcoin.