I tried explaining this to him earlier, but maybe you'll get through to him.
Have you tried carrying a full scale desktop to your local store, set it down, plug it in, connecting the cables, synchronize the node. It is a real hassle, BCH IOUs (Tabs) way easier.
That is where the Bolt11 address LN name comes from, a reference to the nuts and bolts of battery packs on the backs of real mean, and the LN get its name from the sparks of the plugs.