This resonates so deeply. I’ve never tried to “build a presence” in any online space, and while I understood the benefits and don’t fault other people for doing it, I was always so turned off by it.
For some reason Nostr feels so different. I think easy reason to point to would be that the zaps are nice and can be motivating, but I think the real inspiration is way deeper. I’m realizing how important the Nostr network can be for the future of freedom and sovereignty and that alone feeds the desire to not only build up my own online presence for the first time, but to really encourage those that are trying to do the same.
The quality of people I’ve come across in my brief time here (like 4 days lol) is also incredible. That’s not that surprising considering that I always find a lot of common ground with almost all Bitcoiners but the quality of the content in terms of substance has absolutely pulled me in. Best of luck in navigating all this!