The best thing about #nostr is that you’re not special to the protocol; you’re just an #npub trying to make trust and reputation in your own way.
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Plus get zaps.
Agree - I look around here and mostly just see people putting work in one way or another
Yup. I have had the privilege to having my feet in both worlds: here it’s about not having permission to do proof of work.
In the other world, it’s a scramble to be on top of the latest ‘approved’ spec or standard that will give you a privileged place on the anointed platform or protocol. That’s why I like NIP-01 so much - it sets out a new foundation and the balance of the NIPs are convention that are adopted by communities (or not).