I almost lost my Nostr private key today 😨

Short #nostr story:

I had an issue with Alby. The LN address and amount displayed in the extension weren't mine (not the ones for the account I'm using to post here). So, I removed both accounts from Alby - because removing only 1 didn't help.

When I re-added my account to Alby, there was a different master key - basically, I had to set it up again when connecting to Primal. Of course, I knew something was wrong. I went to Primal: Fresh account.

So, I removed the master key, and imported the old one I had saved. I went to Primal: Fresh account. Again.

I tried to remember how I had logged in to Nostr the first time... And I found a key pair. But I proceeded to use my public key in Alby, instead of my private key. 🤦‍♂️ Of course, when I went to Primal: Fresh account. Again.

I thought my account was gone forever, and went for lunch.

With my belly full, I tried again, and I used the private key i Alby this time. And, oh magic: I have my account back!

I believe I'm quite tech-savvy, but I was quite at a loss today. And it doesn't feel good losing your private keys - even if I didn't. I can't imagine losing my #bitcoin private keys... So, I need to be ultra careful and cautious - consequences are irreversible with decentralized protocols.