Thanks for this comment. You are right, fees don't really matter (to me anyway).

But if Core wants to transform Bitcoin into a settlement system; fine. They should use a fork for that. I personally don't like to be pushed in the direction of a controllable LN like they know what's best for me (and for Bitcoin and for the community that believes in Bitcoin as a disruptive and quite brilliant technology). And i don't like the tactics that are used to sway consensus.

Please research the Blockstream involvement and tell me again that Core's motivation is "in the best interest for Bitcoin". Their vision of Bitcoin maybe. LN means: transactions will be censored/controlled by a third party.

I understand that your "The rich eat the poor" mentality doesn't really grasp what Bitcoin is capable of and that for you it's a natural thing to want to conform to that bias. But i personally believe that there are actors involved that DO realise what it's capable of and those actors invest considerable resources to hinder it's progress, or at least get some control over it.