Nostr will fix this, eventually. I think.
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You can just do research.
Exactly. Research for plebs funded by plebs.
Plebs have been exceptionally bad at funding me so far, not gonna lie 🤣🤣. But yes, hopefully one day!
Sure, but, there are only dozens of us. We can only fund so much.
I wish I had your optimism. But looking at any trending or top-zapped feed contradicts this view. People open their wallets based on likeability, popularity, their mood, or how much they agree with someone’s take. To be fair, this is not a critique of Nostr. FOSS development is a bit like theatre: very few people will ever make money from it.
As a species, we’re not that great at the whole V4V thing. As much as I’d love to be proven wrong, I think that humanity is not there yet.
No, I disagree in that we aren't good at v4v with fiat ruining inventive structures, at this point, almost unknowingly.
And I don't pay attention to the big zappers. They are in a fart-sniffing circlejerk. If you aren't in that club, you aren't in that club.
Thanks for the Zap nostr:nprofile1qqsqxcftp6awpmydxqp3c3qt5zrllx73v2tzmla6fdhqy8ky4lt3y9sprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuum4v3hkxctjd3hhxtnrdakj7qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wghxcctwvshsju7c63! (And I swear that I wasn't angling at extracting anyone's sats with the the phrase above :). Given how much you helped with the Primal stuff you should be getting some sars yourself).
thanks for maintaining the project. i hope to contributing when life gets left hectic
If only I had $$$ for lab equipment so I could just do research
I got more sats for sharing a post about a possible job opportunity than for releasing software used by over 10% of Nostr relays (assuming nostr.watch numbers are correct). So yeahp, we’re still very far from “V4V”-funded R&D. But the fact that I even get to read some research papers shared by other Nostriches is already a net positive. Given some of the stuff that passes as content here, I’m just glad we’re not in a totally science-sceptical environment. Not gonna lie, that was my initial impression, considering all the anti-vaccination talk, carnivorous diet with bars of butter and other trending content on Nostr.
The V4V R&D model strikes me as just a different form of gofundme campaigns. Just not the same vision, time preference or scale for most fields of research.
GoFundMe campaigns are more effective. You rarely walk away from a campaign without raising at least £200. Still, not enough for even the most basic R&D, and certainly not enough for anyone to make a living.