The Bitcoin and Nostr communities aren't big enough to help cover costs for music yet. nostr:nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqzq2x2qxdh3dy5cfdfmgkkgkt44pgpcl5ekyfs9ewtuaywukflevkvug4au3 and I have both traveled, great distances, to perform for the communities (Bitcoin and Nostr) but always at my own expense. I know nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd4hk6tcqypceq9nx7fljl9ff4cz4ju9q689memfnm9vtx8gcu5mt5v8rd52qzxw2jjt has traveled extensively as well and not been able to figure out how to monetize it in a way that makes sense. He even wrote a Bitcoin Manifesto about it! Like Joe, I think it's coming - - one day. But we really need global listeners - our fans - to want to be here and they are not here yet. I love this community but I find that it is mostly developers and developer adjacent (podcasters, entreprenuers, those that were deplatformed for one reason or another). The music community is growing but until the normie can support music with Bitcoin (maybe without even knowing it) we will continue to struggle to find enough people to support even the most basic cost coverage.
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Strong agree. Itβs still all too weird. nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5 is improving things significant in terms of easy distribution but getting regular people into Nostr is still far, far harder than it needs to be.
I think given enough time, every service will plug itself into lightning on the back end and value will flow freely between all the platforms. Until then, getting people to switch platforms to support a handful of their favourite artists is a big ask. Artists need to be educated so they can educate their audiences and demand change. Until a platform cracks the 'onboarding experience' for noobs to get sats in their wallets and zapping with one click, it's going to be hard recommending any of this to my live gig goers and legacy platform followers. Sure you feel the same
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Nostriches and Bitcoiners - thank you for being the first to step up to the plate. Please continue supporting artists and this incredible music space.
But please support!
We are in a critical phase with a lot of momentum building. But we need YOU to make this a thing.