Bitcoin is trying to become a token-minting platform like Ethereum, except with 1) weaker security 2) less infrastructure 3) no smart contracts 
https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1139518259013849088 …
That's the beauty of a layer X solution. Bitcoin is trying nothing. The group is R&D a way to build on top of bitcoin infrastructure and security. And LN is how a P2P payment system should look like. Still young but that's the fun part of participating to the development.
