My two cents, or perhaps two sats/bits:
"You don't need permission" has been, for me, one of the biggest lessons, not just in open source and art, but in life.
These past few months I've been analyzing the projects I've worked on over the years and how they fit into how I've wanted to spend my time based on how meaningful I found them. It makes me realize, I've shut down many projects across my lifetime, after asking whether it was useful, whether it fit the efforts of others, whether it was doable within current limitations.
As I dig deeper into the past, it makes want to bring so many of those pieces together for today and for the future. It is making my days more peaceful within.
I'm learning how to trust my gut feeling, to define the scope of the projects better, to go deeper into research to make them happen, to understand limitations but not to let those cancel a project, and most of all, to take my time to build something stronger over a longer period of time.
That does not mean advice isn't welcome, but we should be careful how and who we ask for advice, especially at the beginning of something, when it is so raw and it still needs development.
It is nice to get a general feeling by reaching our audiences, but more in terms of listening to possible issues they are having, or general ideas you may be able to incorporate into your art. I also have a few people I trust with their opinion. One of them knows tech so I run it by for meaning and accuracy, the other one is not into tech at all, so I run it by for clarity and design. Both of those people are honest with their thoughts, and they also value the artistic freedom we carry within. They are not the kind to say: “No don't do that.” They are more of the brainstorming kind, and also a balance in life in terms of what we find meaningful and how we can express it and pour into what we do. They know what I've been able to do over the years, but also challenge me to learn anew.
The best advice asks questions, it does not give answers. You get to decide what the answers are. Why did you choose to work on this project? How does it add meaning to your life? How and who do you hope to reach? Is the format you're using the best way to share that information? What are the steps you should take, how could this look like in the future? What kind of knowledge, information... are you missing? What are your limits? How can you resolve or workaround those limits?
Each artist is unique and art should not be hindered or modified to fit in.
I think all projects need a little more time than we tend to give them to figure out where we want to take them, before those projects grow enough to show us where they want to go. So, give yourself a little time.
nostr:npub1gwa27rpgum8mr9d30msg8cv7kwj2lhav2nvmdwh3wqnsa5vnudxqlta2sz , you have something special on boldness and picking up on cultural aspects of #nostr and #bitcoin. I would dig deeper there and see where you want to go, what message you want to give, what is most meaningful to you, and who it is you hope to reach.
Art is a permissionless journey.
