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> 'It obviously helps to have attractive, and wealthier individuals talk about bitcoin rather than some pale MIT nerd.'

I wonder if this is true? The 'sex sells' thing still needs some thought around aesthetics/optics/delivery etc etc. which is why you get an ironic take on it sometimes. It seems to not be as attention grabbing, it's not the 50s after all. (Yes, it might still work on some horny boomer uncles on Facebook, but that's not really the target audiemce ...perhaps lol).

The authencity-theough-autism seems to be the marketing strategy of eg Ethereum, cardano. They put their nerds at the forefront. ( Not saying this isn't just another scam, just commenting on the strategy). Perhaps that doesn't stand out any more, people learn and gloss over the hackneyed. I think it is perhaps a bit more dignified.

Jordan S 9mo ago

The world has evolved a lot since 2016 to 2021.

That's when I started getting into Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrencies it was just nerdy dudes explaining shit, and personally I liked it that way, people who wanted in knew what they were getting themselves into.

Now it's all this Michael Saylor shit, timechains, digital gold, and we need hot women because if hot women aren't in Bitcoin then everyone will think we're creeps; and other delusional behaviors that probably wouldn't exist had we just kept it about the blockchains 💀.

For me, I don't care what someone looks like, or sounds like when explaining interesting stuff, and yes it's nice to know that there are attractive people who are also interested in privacy, foss, tech, etc. but I enjoy their content because they talk about that stuff not because they're attractive.

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Laeserin 9mo ago

I should just have AI create videos of fake-blonde-bikini-babe-me talking about novel event-driven data structures and the performance advantages of cohosting your buildserver.

Then everyone would suddenly care. LOL

Aren't some of the biggest Instagram influencers just AI?

mike 9mo ago

We’re all getting AI girlfriends 😂

Laeserin 9mo ago

Where's my AI boyfriend, with red hair, wide shoulders, dry wit, a nice suit, and a computer genius, who can spend hours enthralling me with his knowledge of European history and orthodox philosophy?

mike 9mo ago

It’s a thing 😂

https://whatsthebigdata.com/ai-boyfriend/

Laeserin 9mo ago

💯 😂

Laeserin 9mo ago

Mr. AI Boyfriend, please explain the Trinity.

mike 9mo ago

Bitcoin, Lightning & NOSTR.

They solve everything 😂

Jordan S 9mo ago

I would say that you are attractive personally speaking.

That being said it would be interesting if you made videos about technical stuff.

I like technical stuff, unfortunately for me I'm a entry level economics, and HTML pleb.

I don't fiddle with none of that actual smart people like Rust, Pyhton, Javascript, C++, Basic, Fortran, Binary, Machine code, etc.

I just play with my little ol' bios once every five years, and boot a flashed copy of Linux to feel smart like a little techfluencer who knows the difference between an SSD, and an HDD.

Laeserin 9mo ago

I'm mid-maxxing. Big eyes, big tits, big ERM diagrams.

Jordan S 9mo ago

"Mid" Women are the hottest thing right now 🥵, hot girls are so last year.

Personally maybe I'm a little weird, quirky, or gay, whatever but I think something about women who don't use a lot of makeup, and rely on a more natural look are more attractive.

The fake eyelashes, books, lips, and pounds of makeup just don't do it for me.

Something about a plain looking woman is just more attractive to me, Idk 🤷‍♂️.

Not calling you "mid", or "hot", you're not ugly, so you're in the 5 to 8 range but I don't know a respectful way to express that 😅.

Laeserin 9mo ago

That's very mid. Mid is good-looking! 😂🤷‍♀️

It's a curve and is highly affected by age and health, so being in your 40s and mid is like winning some sort of generic lottery.

Jordan S 9mo ago

Laeserin 9mo ago

I've thought about doing videos, for Alexandria, but they'd probably be screencasts. 😜

Achilles 9mo ago

How can I identify bots on Nostr best? Someone know?

Laeserin 9mo ago

This is not possible. Even the people you've met IRL could be having AI post stuff for them.

Achilles 9mo ago

That’s a risk for Nostr 🥲

Laeserin 9mo ago

Less so, for Nostr, than for most social media.

Achilles 9mo ago

True

7fqx 9mo ago

A lot of it isn't really informative, it's a bit of brand-building, a bit of advertainment. The 'hot women' thing looks totally unconvincing to an outsider, but perhaps it's mostly designed for in-group consumption (despite some claims). I understand your view tho. The stuff I've seen seems very forced and fake, the desire to have this sort of representation you're talking about is written too clearly all over it. I've yet to see it done well, but I'm sure it's possible.