The cypherpunk spirit will shift to tools and networks built on top of it. They will always go to the edges to solve the next great problem, using the foundation they built to go the next mile.

That’s what #Nostr is and why we are here. It’s the next major piece of the puzzle.

Sure, much like the internet, 5 years ago, you go to a tech conference and it’s nothing but normies and finance bros and all the rest…. The internet was “mainstream.” But then you go to a Bitcoin conference and you find the same rebels, cypherpunks, and people truly trying to change things who were at the beginning of the web, and the next generation who revered them and continued their mission. It is still the culture that built the internet, it is still on the internet, but clustered in that place where they are most likely to change the world again, and make another great leap forward.

The spirit isn’t dying, it only shifts to where it is most needed. And the fire of that spirit is far from extinguished. To the contrary it’s burning brighter than it has in a long, long time, imo.

It’s true the spirit of what would be called “Bitcoin” as a cultural movement has shifted. It was inevitable. But it’s never dead.

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