At least, that's the contention of many micropayment enthusiasts, whose impatience for the Lightning Network has led to an influx of real bitcoin being transacted over the network, even though developers caution people against doing so since it's still in the testing phase.
"The testnet just doesn't have the same adrenaline rush," representatives of VPN service TorGuard told CoinDesk, after announcing it would be accepting Lightning payments.