GM Everybody. I have a story I want to share.

Sometimes I wonder what I'm really doing by dedicating so much time to nostr. The answer can vary widely from day to day and some of the reasons are future oriented, but the most important are not.

In November of 2023 I posted a video of a bag swirling on a subway car with GM as the caption. I had a few GMs back and one of them stood out because of the profile picture.

I had a feeling this person might enjoy my lecture series. So I sent them a message and a link. This person listened to the entire 16 hours or so of the lecture series and then reached out to me to talk.

We started a conversation on November 21st of 2023 that is still going today. We live in very different parts of the world and lead very different lives, but we have more in common than perhaps either of us have ever had with anyone.

Talking with this dear friend who I met on nostr has been one of the most beneficial and joyful relationships of my entire life up to now. We have both learned a tremendous amount from eachother and we've shared more laughs than I could ever count. Just to give you a flavor, here's a brief screenshot of dozens, if not hundreds, of hours of audio notes we've sent back and forth. (I know, telegram is telegram. Please don't autistic screech.)

I could go on and on about what a great guy he is and I thought about tagging him, but the next piece would cause an anonymity issue so I decided not to.

Anyway, it's his 50th birthday today and I just wanted to say how much I love him and how much I love nostr so you guys could all get a feel for the impact.

Sure, maybe nostr is the future and it's going to take over the internet (I think it will), but frankly if it dropped dead today it would have been worth it for me just from this one connection. And fortunately for all of us it hasn't just been one connection. This protocol has literally changed my life already and there are only a few thousand people using it.

Thanks for reading 💜