It feels like there's going to be a huge push to spend less time on the internet across society.

The past 20 years have been about moving more of our life onto the internet. The next twenty years will be about bringing more of our life back off the internet.

We're starting to see massive pushback against the use of smartphones and social media by youth (see Jonathan Haidt's new book and Florida's new social media bill.)

Eventually we will start to see more adults disavowing social media and using minimalist phones for wellness purposes. There's a real chance that Apple and Google lose popularity and market share once more people wake up to the detrimental effects of addiction to their products.

Where does that leave #bitcoin and #nostr?

I would classify these internet technologies as "mindful tech" as well as "freedom tech."

Bitcoin is about taking responsibility for your life, the antithesis of the centralized fiat culture. It also frees up your time to do more of what you want to do. After the last 10 years, how much time do we really want to spend on the internet?

Nostr is basically "choose your own adventure" social media without manipulative centralized algorithms. You don't find yourself doom scrolling as much because the platform isn't designed that way. It is much easier to spend a reasonable amount of time on here and then get off and get on with your life.

In short, Bitcoin and Nostr are internet technologies that help us use the internet in a much more conscious, healthy way. Once people realize how much better their lives can be using mindful tech/freedom tech, they will stampede into these communities.

What do you think? Do you see yourself spending more or less time on the internet in the coming years? Do you fins yourself being more mindful using Bitcoin and Nostr?

#asknostr