There seems to be a trend in bitcoin-centric places (e.g. Stacker News), where word gets out that they are high signal and then these places subsequently rapidly disintegrate into self-congratulating echo chambers.

I don’t think it’s unique to Bitcoin; it’s any subject matter. What is important is how to recognise and mitigate against it: diversify the conversation quickly, or keep it technical. The worst is the in-between.

Where are the fun Nostr relays? I see music beginning to have a Cambrian explosion, but what else? File-sharing and marketplace NIPs also point to interesting things.