I don't live for Bitcoin and I have no clue how to develop software. I use Bitcoin for my made-to-order blanket sales but I don't listen to podcasts or whatever. my knowledge of programming starts and ends with how to make some words bold with tags.

nostr becomes what you put into it. at first I didn't have a lot of friends who had my same shared interests but I posted about those things. I shared my knitting projects. I talked about my experiences in parenthood. People who identified with me found me and I feel like I have a lot of friends here now.

As for cigars, maybe you and nostr:nprofile1qqst5x9k23f40nlcu5c6enlp6cy6g8hnqglm5pcak89ltfn5frqeq3spz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qg6waehxw309ac82unpwe5kgcfwdehhxarj9ekxzmny9uq3samnwvaz7tmev9exumrpv3ujuv33d45kctndv5hsm85fkf can be friends

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I'm not saying that Bitcoin users on Nostr don't have other interests. I'm saying that I'm not seeing people posting here who don't have Bitcoin as a touch point. The biggest creators aren't here. The biggest names in the cigar space aren't posting here. Yes, I can find a couple people who like cigars. That's not my point. Having a statistically insignificant number of anecdotes isn't relevant to my point. I can't put enough work into Nostr to attract cigar manufacturers or the people in the industry I want to follow. They're on Instagram. They're on YouTube. They aren't here and neither are the vast majority of people in those communities.

And my main point is that I don't think Nostr is attractive to those people as it is. There's something missing. It isn't good to go. People need to acknowledge that for growth to happen.

I'm with Karo on this one, I've sold some things for bitcoin, but I post random things and I'll comment on the things I feel like. I've had tons of back and forth conversations with people, I post yarn stuff, cigars, food, and random parent or marriage things. It's enjoyable and some notes get a lot of engagement and some get none I don't fret because my regulars are always there for a chat 🤷‍♀️

I appreciate that, but that's not my point. These are statistically insignificant numbers compared to the centralized platforms. Finding a handful of exceptions doesn't negate my point. Using cigars as an example, manufacturers and the biggest names in the industry aren't here. They don't even know what Nostr is. People still have to go to YouTube and Instagram to reach a significant portion of that community. We aren't making progress on the marketing and attraction front. It's boring me. Things indeed take time, but I don't see a meaningful improvement over time.