On the 'reddit' situation:

First of all, the current drama isn't relevant to r/bitcoin or the concept of reddit as a social media platform at all. Both of those things are mutually problematic and useful resources in their own ways. The reddit 'API' drama from a few months ago was much more germane to the broader discussion of taking control of your social media identity, and so if r/cryptocurrency users weren't already aware of the dangers of trusting your online identity and its inherent value to an unaccountable centralised entity, well caveat emptor fuckheads.

Second, as the name implies, r/cryptocurrency is a place for shitcoiners, and the current drama stems from reddit rugging the shitcoin that got paid out to subreddit contributors. Now I would never say that shitcoiners are irredeemable, far from it, I just think it's important to acknowledge the fundamental difference in mindset that needs to take place in order for a shitcoiner to understand a truly v4v platform. There was a lot of 'value' created at r/cryptocurrency by a lot of talented users, if you consider fiat-brained shitcoin hype to be valuable. Again, I'm not saying this to disparage the users who brought the energy and vibrancy to the subreddit that, for example, r/bitcoin lacks. The problem is the mindset of desperation engendered by the fiat system that causes them to fall into the trap of v4nothing that undermines the productive potential of humanity within this system, and that Bitcoin exists to try and counter.

First one needs to understand that Bitcoin is not crypto, to break the affinity in the massive affinity scam that the word 'crypto' has come to represent, and then one can appreciate true v4v.

Obviously anyone who can make this transition in mindset could bring a lot of value to nostr, and who knows what contributions will come from disaffected r/cryptocurrency users. A dumbfuck like me, who contributes basically nothing but long-winded screeds that nobody reads, made the mindset transition so there has to be a lot of actually talented people who will figure it out as well.