A Love Letter to the Nostr Community:

Hi Nostr fam!

You probably don't know me and likely don't care who I am, but I wanted to just say thank you.

You see, 2 days ago I signed on to Nostr for the first time. And within hours of signing up, I was inundated with words of encouragement, love, welcome, and all the good things you can think of. Everyone was so kind and welcoming, which was awesome!

I'm a 20-something y.o. guy living in South Africa. A country that is socialist in everything but name. A country that condones songs (like the infamous "Kill The Boer") where people who look like me are the targets of vile attacks. There are laws in my country which specifically disadvantages white people in our economy. I was born the year after Nelson Mandela came to power, yet I bear the burden of discrimination and disadvantageous laws regardless.

BUT! I am not a victim. I've never seen myself as one and I never will. I work and strive and push myself every day so that I can help take care of my family.

But that doesn't mean I'm not grateful when people help me.

That's why I wanted to say thank you to everyone here. When I joined, you guys helped me set up my lightning wallet and then proceeded to send me zaps for quite a while.

And while it likely isn't much to you, for someone living in an African country under the burden of discrimination laws, the zaps you sent me ended being a game-changer. From just a few kind strangers, I've managed to get enough money that I could cover a week's groceries or ensuring I have money to cover water & electricity.

I joined Nostr on a whim after hearing about it on a BTC podcast. I was orange-pilled out of necessity due to the tough economic climate here.

But after seeing what can be accomplished by a community of Bitcoiners on a decentralized platform, I'm just blown away.

If this is what the future holds, then perhaps things aren't as hopeless as they seem.

So once again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Thank you to everyone who helped me realise that there is hope in the future. Thank you to everyone who is playing a part in this decentralized revolution.

Thank you.

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