At nostr:nprofile1qqsphtcc46rrelvptfm4c2y58k85alnam0lfu773mgwdmtynka0zspspzemhxue69uhkummnw3ex2mrfw3jhxtn0wfnj7e2a36m 2025, I had the opportunity to have a fireside chat with nostr:nprofile1qqsy2ga7trfetvd3j65m3jptqw9k39wtq2mg85xz2w542p5dhg06e5qpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7shavku 🔥
This was not originally planned. And I was also very hungover 😬
I jotted down some thoughts in my note taking app an hour beforehand 👀
While cleaning out some old data this morning, I found the notes. Here they are:
Intro
Legendary Martti
First work with Satoshi
Early adoptor
Intelligent
Knows decentralization
Perfect for this talk
Here to talk decentralized social media
Rewind to talk about centralized social
Legacy social media
Martti can you tell us about the issues with legacy social media
Why do we need to fix it
Examples
X banning countries
X shadow banning people
Instagram banning
TikTok banned at the country level
Reddit braking API
Discord rugging entire communities
Rage algorithms, doom scrolling
This can all happen because of centralization
Apps and platforms owned by on person for a few people
But It can't happen to an open protocol
Bitcoiners understand open and permissionless protocols
Bitcoiners recognize need for decentralized money
Understand what's wrong with centralized money
What's Nostr
What does Nostr solve
When did you hear about it?
What attracted you to Nostr
What are you building
Iris, DMs
Talk about favorite apps besides Iris
Others building
Use cases
Puts you in charge of your attention
In charge of your social identity
How do we grow nostr
People always ask how many users are on Nostr. Thoughts on this?
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There's the fireside chat: