Throwing this out there for discussion.
It's there any particular reason we've all latched onto lightning as the best solution for programmable value exchange?
Are there other solutions that allow for splits (this is a non-negotiable for me) but solve the problems we're having with lightning?
I'm pretty pragmatic, so don't care what the solution is as long as it solves the problems, and since currencies can be converted, I'm not sold that BTC is the only or even best way for v4v.