Some thoughts on "influencers" on Nostr:
I just thought I'd share a bit about the kind of people who have influenced me here, because I believe something different holds value to this community, and because I want to recognize the people who have shaped my experience - the people who have actually influenced me.
#[0] who convinced me to give this new thing a real try, by reaching out within 5 minutes of me being here.
#[1] for making me realize that my best friends would be found here.
#[2] for showing me that truly positive people still existed, and that they wanted to share that positivity with me.
#[3] for answering a really stupid question when I was new and already trying to run a relay, which convinced me to contribute.
#[4] and #[5] and #[6] for showing me that friendship, generosity, and caring were an international language.
#[7] for being a great guy friend, fellow book fiend, and political meme'ologist who made me feel a lot less alone in the world.
#[8] and #[9] for making me laugh at inappropriate times and inappropriate places, which has prompted me to explain what the hell Nostr is to more people than anything else.
#[10] and #[11] for showing me that people here still cared about their craft more than the number of followers their users had.
#[12] and #[13] for being colleagues who both discuss and educate me. I think deeper because of both of your posts.
#[14] for a single comment that made me feel prouder of myself than I have felt in years.
#[15] for posting on Twitter about Nostr - because I might never have found this wonderful place otherwise.
#[16] #[17] and #[18] for my first hell thread, and some really great encouraging words. Well, I think those were Jesus, but you had to be there.
#[19] and #[20] for thinking I was worthy of entertaining my ideas.
#[21] #[22] and @npub1gvy07gxw6uu8rd57mz72mg4q2x7r5ptpp5gc832dv768e58hqd0q5nyn0t again for hysterical laughter, including me in a group to which I was new, and always making room for me.
There are so many. They didn't do it to "influence" me. But they have and will, more than any influencer on the Internet ever will. These are real people, who do the real things that make our community great. Everyone on here will have their own list, and that's what's great.
So often we get lost in hero worship that we forget the people who actually mean the most to us. Nostr would not be Nostr to me without these people. All the technology, advancements, etc. would lose their value without the real people on the other end of it.
So, thank you. With everything in my heart, thank you to all of you who are a part of my Nostr experience. Thank you to all of you who made this home.
Who are your real influencers? When is the last time you told them how important they are to you?
