Thanks everyone,
Not the ideal situation and my fault for not checking what happened to LH270 in first place. Trusted LH back then thinking the flight was canceled although may or may not have been the case. Due to the important (to me) nature of the trip and having a trip to the same destination canceled only a few weeks before I was ok waiting the extra hours at the airport. Just it was not ok any longer when I figured that LH270 was operating normally, bad luck.
If the change had occurred less than 14 days prior to departure and you were late to your destination, EU261 compensation would apply.
Longer connections usually have cheaper fares and I think you are owed something. Lufthansa was not transparent. It’s definitely not your job to check their flight schedule every day.
I would ask LH to compensate you. Since they were not honest with you and you didn’t get the flight you were advertised, you
might win a credit card dispute for a portion of the fare on the basis of unfair dealing.
The fact that you accepted the change doesn’t matter. Again, it isn’t your job to check Lufthansa’s flight schedule every day.