after about 2 weeks of everyday posting and engaging with #nostr, my brain has reached peak social tiredness.

I feel that I have turned into a nostr content creator in some way and while I enjoyed many parts of that journey, and liked seeing the potential of nostr itself, I also realise how the effects of daily usage of any social platform can have a negative impact on mental health.

Maybe the buzz of receiving the #zaps has kicked (or tricked?) me into a weird loop I was trying to recreate with every subsequent post.

Was is that people came in a wave from X to nostr which led some to zap more during some time? I don't know. Either way, much of the energy I saw the first week of actively engaging here seems like it has now faded, possibly until the next wave of people arrive, I don't know.

I do love how I can just leave my raw thoughts running, and I still have many questions and much more to explore. But it's fair to say I'm going to be more distanced in the way I engage here and be more conscious of what specifically I want to come here for, to recharge my battery if you will.

It's great to see everything unfolding and how all of these building blocks are coming together. And I can also see just how niche everything still is. Many hashtags empty and unexplored, not much diversity of thought, many bots, issues and inconsistencies. etc. I would love to see that evolve.

Looking forward to seeing this community #growfurther

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Agreed.

A lot of users here only interact with each other, lots go unnoticed, or get very sparse engagement.

I often wonder what it would be like to hold bitcoin and never know there's a swirl of social media around it.

Lots of tribalism here and folks only want to hear verification of their own ideals, in lieu of having real conversations.

The real growth is low and slow, but with all these awesome developers, builders, and freedom minded folks, I'm confident that NOSTR will swallow everything in its path.

It's been a fun 8 months or so for me, and I'm really enjoying it and spend 90% of my social media time on, or exploring, NOSTR apps and ideas.

Here's to the "being early". 🥂

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You should never forget that there is also a real life. Go outside for a hike, workout or meet people.

yes, it can be easy to forget!