Explaining DVM's to normies with the literal Vending Machine analogy is a surprisingly effective way to make them grasp the innovation of both Bitcoin ⚡ and Nostr 💜 .
Gets them excited too, in my experience at least 👌
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Two points to hit home:
1. This is the first time we have final instant settlement online → we don't have to use credit → we don't give a f*** who's buying
2. Any app can display all the available DVM's for a specific feature at any time, at any price → if more or better DVM come online → their app and everyone else's improve without them doing anything.
The most innovative thing imo is the fact that anyone can use and communicate with DVMs. You have an app that should do X, but don't want to implement X or have resources for X, you let nostr know and hand the task to a DVM. If a task is often used other people might provide the same service in better/cheaper/faster. Or on the other hand you have a cool model/algorithm/service you don't need to make and market an app. Win win.
The coin in vending machine analogy is even nicer when you insert an actual ecash token 🤙
You have a Normie-lised way to explain eCash?
Coins vs. a debit card. But that's a hard one because it's the opposite trust model with sats and eCash. Debit cards are trusted, coins are trustless. But here, LN is trustless, eCash coins are trusted.
It could help invert their thinking though. A lot of the Bitcoin learning journey requires not simply rejecting current dogmas, but fully embracing their complete antitheses.