> a self-reinforcing echo chamber with a minute user base

this is true, user base is tiny, but nostr is very early, if we are successful this will not be the case

> self-congratulatory pastor pandering to his flock like a cheap tele-evangelical

i dont think this is true, still much work to be done, nostr's success is definitely not inevitable

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all that said, thousands of people are sending and receiving bitcoin using nostr, that is pretty cool