Seriously? Spending $400/year on #storage to avoid being 'the product' isn’t the revolutionary flex you think it is. For most people, free social media isn’t a choice—it’s a either that or none. Nostr’s idealism is admirable, but romanticizing what's essentially a #paywall as 'liberation' reeks of privilege. And this is a protocol that's had a boatload of money dumped into it. #Decentralization won’t succeed by catering to the few who can afford it. Until it’s accessible—and I mean same feature set, not "hey I have npub"—to everyone, this isn’t progress. It’s just another exclusive club. Tell me you're out of touch without telling me you're out of touch.
In a month of posting content on Nostr via nostr:nprofile1q9n8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99ah8qatzx96r2amr8p5rxdm4dp4kzafew3ehwwpjwd48smnywycrgepndcu8qd3nx36hguryvem8xdr5d56hsmt5xfehzemtxejxkeflvfex7ctyvdshxapaw3e82egprpmhxue69uhkc6t8dp6xu6twvaex2mrp0yhxxmmdqqsfnz2sqsflkatdssmeztxr90s8xrd7r07xkhfwaa6eu9zkcguljpg0va3vj I've used 33gb of storage space
It's mainly clips of the podcast
Really highlights how much heavy lifting that the likes of IG, X, & YT etc do for you
They make it so easy
But at what cost?
Well it's simple
YOU'RE THE PRODUCT!
The real world costs associated with posting all this information is handled by the social media company, in favour of incentivising more usage, but also in exchange for control
You're on their land
They can kick you off anytime
So instead, here we are on Nostr
I've happily spent just over $400 aud on an annual 100gb storage package with nostr:nprofile1q9n8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99ah8qatzx96r2amr8p5rxdm4dp4kzafew3ehwwpjwd48smnywycrgepndcu8qd3nx36hguryvem8xdr5d56hsmt5xfehzemtxejxkeflvfex7ctyvdshxapaw3e82egprpmhxue69uhkc6t8dp6xu6twvaex2mrp0yhxxmmdqqsfnz2sqsflkatdssmeztxr90s8xrd7r07xkhfwaa6eu9zkcguljpg0va3vj
Can't wait to see the creator ecosystem proliferate over here
Indeed I'd be very interested to see what investments can be made
Onwards
Discussion
We have a free service also, and plans cost from $69-$210 US dollars a year for extended services. Everything in this world cost something, and we have to pay for dev and storage even if others don’t. 🤙
You sell storage space. Yay free tier, but bias much? For most people, free social media isn’t a choice—it’s a either that or none. This dude romanticizing what's essentially a #paywall as 'liberation' is gross. Until it’s accessible—and I mean same feature set, not "hey I have an npub"—to everyone EQUALLY, this isn’t new and different. It’s just another exclusive club.
We support over 3000 free uploads a day, and not only tell people how to use our free service and compress videos for free, we are open source and encourage people to host their own media, use our open source, or other free nostr providers. We have pay-for accounts because people requested it, we don’t believe in ads, and it’s the only way for us to sustain all of the media we host and support nostr.
I really wish this world didn’t run on money, and everyone had as many ‘free’ resources as anybody would ever need, but that isn’t the case..