Here's a James Corbett video, where he discusses exactly this, in detail (link to the relevant time): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pRJmcRzONQ&t=959

I respect both and , sorry to see this

Exactly. LN increasingly is used to link different payment "islands" -- LN, ecash, Spark, Ark, onchain swap, etc. OTOH, it will be used less as the "last mile" of the payment. Lightning capable wallet > Lightning wallet