I completely feel that! I think about it the way I think about any bills I have to pay. Why do I pay for Internet access? Because I get a lot of value from it. Why do I pay for a mobile phone? Same reason. I have to sacrifice some fiat that I would normally put into Bitcoin for those things, but the value proposition makes it worth it. Same with Nostr. If you value it, you should be willing to pay for it. If you don't, somebody else will and then they'll be in control. That's the social media landscape we have now, and it's been very destructive.
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Social Media is becoming flawed terminology. Nostr shout avoid that tag. Try Shared Media.
When something is shared it includes all aspects. “ they had a shared love ❤️ of Nostr . So togetherness they nurtured it in growth . The one who couldn’t keep up we helped and the ones who hindered it were taught a better way.”
Zapping you because you make good points. Maybe Nostr will incorporate things like marketplace and craigslist inside.