You're doing a great job, that's beside the point. What I'm triggered by is that you say you depend on zaps, and you say those are dwindling. While we're still in this fiat economy where money is cheap and you can get a loan to bridge this period. Get some financial advice and you'll be well off for building one of the best apps ever created.
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#[4] is building something that lit a fire of inspiration in all of us and (IMHO) is amongst the primary reasons that nostr is gaining the traction that it is. If he needs zaps to support him in this beautiful moment in time, then let's support him with bitcoin and not suggest he take a fiat loan or go into debt. He's a driver of a community that we've all come to love and have gained enormous value from. He'll get to revenue and a long-term business model, but until then, let's show him how a community can support young, important projects.
I like your take, but hopefully there is room for someone who doesn't shower jb55 in likes and rose petals for everything he says. My response is genuine and from experience. I appreciate the man for the beauty that he is creating. I'll give the response he doesn't want to hear but has a place.
This is a good take. Tough love works wonders. Just don’t start tough love with an insult. Whining was not what he was doing and if anything, the guy just builds without sharing any of the actual tough shit that goes along with it. I know whining, this ain’t it. And by starting off with that, your overall point will be discounted, discarded and that’s unfortunate.
Good point, the wording could've been better.
I don’t ask for this. I’m simply trying to build the best nostr client while simultaneously trying to make it sustainable. I can’t control how people respond to my posts. I am not fishing for compliments, and my posts are not made to generate sympathy to get zaps. I am m posting what things cost to get an idea what it’s like to run the most popular nostr relay, and to point out that zaps can not sustain it at this number of users and zaps. This why I have been focusing on bringing damus to the masses so that we can get to the scale where it might be possible.
well said
Thank you for your honest response. Sorry for using the word whining. I hope you do understand that I am on your team, even though I'm not being nice to you. I know what it's like to start a business and live with the uncertainty of revenue and I hope you make the right financial decisions to finish your work. I will keep supporting devs, and you.
I never said I depend on zaps
But zaps help I’m sure.
I was making an observation that zaps is are not a reliable revenue source, at least at this user level. everyone kinda knows this by now.
can i help offest the burden with an adjacent relay on embassy not looking for zaps?