When did bitcoin culture™ become this lame influencer aesthetic that resembles something like those awful 'vanlife' YouTube videos vibe? Yuck.
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It can't always have been this way
Forgot to tag #miami 🤔
Oh you're talking about Miami. I thought you were talking about nostr.
It appeals to counter-culture types of people. Half of them probably only got interested in it just because it's a dark horse and being contrary to the status quo is part of their identity.
Not sure I'm on the same page lol. I don't see much counter-culture represented. I see v mainstream influencer aesthetics and tropes. (For the most part).
Ah, you mentioned vanlife so that's what I thought you meant.
I'm not trying to dis on these people btw. Many of them have interesting views worth considering. The type of people I'm describing are the homesteaders, anti-vaxxers, carnivores, conspiracy nuts, etc. that I see posting a lot on nostr. They've lost trust in mainstream institutions and maybe veer a little too hard in the other direction imo.
The influencer thing is just what happens when people seek to rise to a position of social prominence in a community. I find it a bit irritating too, they all come across as a little phony to me. Like they feel they have to constantly post something to stay relevant. They end up just being cheerleaders at a perpetual pep rally, chanting slogans we've all heard a million times. When they get enough followers it's self reinforcing because there's always someone out there liking and zapping even their lowest quality posts.
Anyway I think that's all just a product if the incentives that social media creates, especially when there is no way to show dislike for a post besides commenting. How is someone to know their content is crap if no one has the heart to tell them?
But really I mean why is this aesthetic chosen/perpetuated for these events? I mean it's obvious really, you have businesses like bitcoin magazine making these decisions. However even as businesses they are making awful choices really. The 'influencer aestthetic' even within the world of marketing is seen as antiquated and 'cringe'. So I'm saying they are even failing at the stupid game which I don't even like lol. Again yes, talking about #miami
(I think nostr culture on the other hand needs more nutjob shitposters tho lol)
But I think nostr:npub1a6k75m9m2qv2ry8sz9u90hj38np8r5jvj374dnvzc49xke9wg7jqhnmu4x is right, it is trade show bullshit, and it is low effort really cos it's not for public consumption.
Although the careers of these influencers are reinforced here and they do go on to kind of be the 'public face' of something that by design has no public face. And if my only exposure to bitcoin was through these people I would have absolutely nothing to do with it.
Another reason to add why to be hush hush about bitcoin tho. So actually maybe inadvertently a good thing for security(?) Lol
I haven't watched anything from Miami because I know it would drive me nuts. I saw a clip of some news desk type thing and it was super cringe.
I'm always watchful for people/businesses that are only interested in self promotion. From what I've seen and heard from Bitcoin Magazine in the last year, I think they have become less interested in the future success of Bitcoin and more interested in the future success of themselves, and that made me lose trust in them (not that I had much to begin with). As the organizers of the event that attitude will permeate through everything. I mean they are trying to sell copies of their magazine for as much as $2,100! I wouldn't be surprised if they were all on board for the ordinals crap that's happening right now.
Yeah I just saw a brief segment from one awful people talking about socialmedia or something. And that was more than enough. I've seen bits and bobs in the past. Literally barely any point watching 99% of it. V sensible lol.
I suppose at some point people with influence decided it needed a respectable public face/optics and went for aesthetics resembling someone who decorated an Airbnb with 'funky' street art and banksy pillows, with live laugh love decals on the mirror. Horrendous.
Dont think we can label miami bitcoin culture i see that more as a tradeshow
Kind of like comparing e3 to gamers
Yeah fair enough. I sort of try to address this with 'bitcoin culture™.' Still worth stipulating and I agree. However there is also a deliberate choice here of aesthetics and presentation, which is decided.
Fair enough🤝
If I were being generous I would say it was a deliberate Trojan horse. However I would also say it is terrible at being a Trojan horse in this regard. No one with any sense would observe this and be convinced by what they (seemingly) intend to portray. They will leave it with this horrible rejection of this bizarre spectacle. #miami
However maybe there are no outside observers to this? I hope so. That would be ideal.