> are there a lot of bot accounts giving introductions, only saying "hello" or something along those lines? or are these real people

How would anyone know?

> is the "Update your status" updating the grey text near your name?

Where anything is displayed always depends on the client.

> what is with the laser eyes in profile pictures, does it have a meaning? does it just look cool? part of nostr culture?

It isn't part of Nostr culture, strictly speaking. It is part of Bitcoin culture, which I am not part of. Nostr has many Bitcoin fans, so they use that style, you can also find it on Twitter on Bitcoin-related account.

Whether it looks cool is of course subjective. I think it does not.

> what exactly are long form notes, is it just a note that is long?

No. Long-form notes are not "notes" in the classical Nostr sense. They are in the "other stuff" field. Specifically, they support Markdown and they are in the form of replaceable events. They are meant for articles, allowing for blogging rather than just "micro-blogging" (which is the original and predominant focus of Nostr). Only a few clients support it, while unmodifiable text-only "kind 1" notes are and are likely going to remain the core and widely supported.

> does it cost money to do videos on here?

None publishes videos on Nostr. You cannot and anyone who tricks you into thinking you are posting a video "on Nostr" is misleading you.

Nostr text notes can contain links to anything (links are just text!), including of course images and videos.

Such media is hosted elsewhere.

Many videos linked on Nostr are hosted on YouTube, on other HTTP hosting services or through decentralized systems such as BitTorrent, IPFS, Blossom or something else.

They are just links, which many clients embed.

thanks for the answers 💜

love the quote formatting, couldn't zap you so take this instead âš¡

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You can't "zap" me because I am not a bitcoiner.

Thank you for the reaction.

do you take XMR?

no issue if not 💜

Currently I do not use any cryptocurrency, although I likely will at some point.

That said, from what I've seen (on X, on Nostr itself and at least on one other decentralized social media, that one being blockchain-based, unlike Nostr), economical incentives in the context of microblogging seem to promote more negative behaviors than positive ones (those who attempt to maximize earning, be it in through ads or in the form of donations, end up posting things which I, subjectively, like less than those who maximize for "social" incentives, like karma or likes).

For this reason, I generally prefer to avoid attaching an economical device to a microblogging account (such as is a Nostr account). My issue isn't with Bitcoin, Monero, or cryptocurrencies in general, but, rather, with money in general.

That said, thank you a lot.

i can agree with, and understand that 💜🫂💸

Thank you for the follow, by the way, I followed you back!