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There are those who come here with certain expectations (images don't load, can't find users, DM privacy sucks, no blue checkmarks, ...) and a conflicted mind that doesn't let them enjoy the freedom of chaos. They need it to be wrong and broken so they can handle the dissonance when going back to Elon's private global hellscape. Then there are those who come and see an infinite space of possibilities and also challenges, they see the beauty in the chaos. They know that this protocol owes them exactly nothing. They ask: what can I do with nostr what has never been done before? And slowly they realize how big this question really is.

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I love the craziness of my feed. I followed something like 1500 random people that someone else followed that said made a good feed. I unfollowed some of the non English accounts to make the timeline kind of make sense. I have an epic feed of crazy memes, interesting art, nostr hardcore freaks, bitcoin freaks, naked chicks, and all kinds of other randomness. Way way better than algo filled engagement whores threads
β€œwhat can I do with nostr what has never been done before?” Really resonates… I also find I’ve been guilty of getting stuck at the β€œmy content doesn’t have the same reach here so what’s the point” It’s like one has to truly take a delayed gratification stance, which is just so much easier said than done Then I ask: β€œwhat does nostr look like 5 years from now?” Vs β€œwhat does X look like 5 years from now?” It’s a pretty obvious answer in my view… but again, I have to actually action that thought Time to spend more time on Nostr!
Fantastic. I'm 100% that second category here. I feel more at home on Nostr than I ever did on fiat social media.
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There are those who come here with certain expectations (images don't load, can't find users, DM privacy sucks, no blue checkmarks, ...) and a conflicted mind that doesn't let them enjoy the freedom of chaos. They need it to be wrong and broken so they can handle the dissonance when going back to Elon's private global hellscape. Then there are those who come and see an infinite space of possibilities and also challenges, they see the beauty in the chaos. They know that this protocol owes them exactly nothing. They ask: what can I do with nostr what has never been done before? And slowly they realize how big this question really is.
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Nostr is not Tweeter. It's much better.
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There are those who come here with certain expectations (images don't load, can't find users, DM privacy sucks, no blue checkmarks, ...) and a conflicted mind that doesn't let them enjoy the freedom of chaos. They need it to be wrong and broken so they can handle the dissonance when going back to Elon's private global hellscape. Then there are those who come and see an infinite space of possibilities and also challenges, they see the beauty in the chaos. They know that this protocol owes them exactly nothing. They ask: what can I do with nostr what has never been done before? And slowly they realize how big this question really is.
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Nostr is fucking incredible. People still thinking it’s a shitty twatter. It’s in a way a bunch of people forking the internet and saying we don’t care if it’s a bit broken and chaotic, you don’t own my data, you can’t stop my speech, you can’t stop me from sending value. I watched Fight Club in its entirety with my GF last night, and mine was blown by Nostr! @fullmovies
The issue is most people want convenience and really don't care about anything else and for example any information on COVID that did not agree with the mainstream narrative even from the founder of the mRNA vaccines was banned on YouTube. When I suggested why don't you use an alternative video platform such as Rumble the answer I got was a lot of excuses and it came down to well idk I'm used to YouTube. What I like about Nostr I can see everything and decide what is true and what is false without someone in a company or the government thinking I'm so stupid that they need to shove the "truth" down my throat,
Nostr is a piece of stale bread. To a person with a fridge full of food, fuck that bread. But if you’re dying of starvation, that bread looks really damn good. In a world where they’ve taken your free speech, being able to freely communicate even in the most rudimentary way, like plain text, can make all of the difference.
Hyperbolic? Regardless of politics, from a privacy perspective X is most certainly a hellscape. It's lead by one of the most powerful people on the planet, an extreme partisan in a position where he can afford to disregard the law to a point where he can simply fire anyone investigating him or his companies, like he's done with the feds looking into X's partnership with VISA for payments That man has access to every paid subscribers bank and credit card details and now also their IRS and federal payments data? I don't know man, seems risky... the kind of stuff cypherpunks warned for 40 years ago and have been coding fixes for ever since #Bitcoin #Nostr
I am meeting with my advisory board on NOSTR fundraising to discuss a completely innovative mobile client we would like to build which will drive NOSTR main stream due to the value created through NOSTR. We are also meeting in San Diego to discuss strategies and ideas with our NOSTR client and other innovative interoperable clients. In other words it seems to me that because of interoperability we should be able to create completely new clients that focus on key value props which other clients that are not interoperable are unable to do. I could be wrong but it does not seem like I am wrong but my board will let me know. We are staying at the Marriott vacation club and would love to have you join us Calle to help guide us, provide feedback, suggestions, ideas, insights, and help us lay out the build with insights we might miss. Free drinks, food, and moreπŸ™‚ for anyone knowledgeable in NOSTR dev to join our brainstorming and whiteboard session on the 11th floor bar from the 24th - 28th this month. One proposal is to let Elon buy the concept and set up NOSTR fundraising client through X and promote DOGE through NOSTR and give rebates from fraud and abuse through NOSTR with bitcoin or ecash for a new level of public key/private key tech ideas which seems to be one area where Elon is unaware and certainly most of the Trump cabinet is not considering. Either way we highly respect you Calle and love what you are doing and wanted to let you know we are working hard to fix the world through NOSTR fundraising πŸ™‚