It keeps dinging!!!

Ding!

I like to tell this story when I talk about the Nostr Plebs humble beginnings and how my eyes were opened with where Bitcoin is at when it comes to Lightning adoption.

The amount of Bitcoiners that message me asking how to pay the Lightning invoice to register their Nostr address, that they never used lightning before, that they had a Lightning node, but never opened up any channels, or that they had channels opened, but never made a transaction, or that they were unfamiliar with Lightning completely. I was shocked. How could Bitcoiners not know about or even use Lightning? 👀

Lightning has a bit of a marketing problem or maybe it has an adoption problem or a combination of both. 🤯

When it comes to managing your Lightning, node, liquidity management and channel management is hard. It's not fun. It's kind of a pain in the ass. I believe this will get better over time. It's already gotten better in the two and a half years that I've been running a Lightning node. 🤝

Custodial solutions are getting much easier as well. While many people may not be fans of custodial solutions, it's a misconception to believe that every person in the world will do this on their own. Do you maintain every single aspect of your house? Your car? Your electronics? No. Service providers exist for dozens of industries. Bitcoin will be no different. Stop custody shaming.

Is Lightning adoption where I wish it was at? Nope. However, we're working on it here. We're making Lightning fun and easy to use with zaps. We're making Lightning easy and frictionless.

I also truly believe that the Bitcoin communities around the world will push Lightning adoption. From Africa to Latin America to Southeast Asia, Lightning transactions are how they use Bitcoin. They don't use on-chain.

Keep building. Keep educating. It's a slow process, but we're on the right path.

Why so many don't understand it?

Why do so many not want to understand it? Can't they understand it?

CBDCs are Scams!

CBDCs are Shitcoins!

CBDC's are Slavecoins!

Lightning and Zaps are the future, no matter what is talked about on the other bird app. We know this because we have first hand experience building a value for value based economy.

Good Morning my fellow #420 #Nostr friend starting the day by spreading positive vibes

I listened to the episode this morning while getting dressed and thought of your previous comment.

Pooping in the park is such a great analogy.

I listened to the episode this morning while getting dressed and thought of your previous comment.

Pooping in the park is such a great analogy.

The Bitcoin community is currently divided over 'inscriptions', marking the most significant split since the block size wars of years past.

This division carries weight because Bitcoin's value is fundamentally rooted in the collective agreement of its participants.

The Bitcoin token itself doesn't possess inherent tangible value - it's simply a digitized number in a ledger. Its value is derived from the social layer, the shared agreement among users that this token holds value.

Bitcoin's economic viability rests on this social consensus. The software of Bitcoin, with its mutually agreed-upon rules, automates this social contract. When the software and social layers synchronize, the network thrives.

Without this social consensus, any deviation merely leads to self-eviction from the network. Forking Bitcoin is akin to a constitutional amendment — it demands convincing a significant number of people that the new ruleset will better serve their interests. No small feat.

Convincing some people of your amendment while failing to persuade others can result in a hard-fork. While some Bitcoiners view this as an opportunity to increase their share of the "real Bitcoin" by selling the opposing fork, it's important to take a broader perspective.

A community split extends beyond the creation of a new token or blockchain. It fragments our collective power, the very power that has catapulted Bitcoin from obscurity to a globally recognized alternative to fiat currency.

It's often overlooked that Bitcoiners find common ground on the most critical issues.

We are united in our belief in a decentralized, censorship-resistant, P2P currency that operates free from the influence of central banks and governments

Many people are capable of contributing to this mission, and we're better off collectively working together than ostracizing people to leave the network.

Ultimately it's a good thing for everyone if they can 'have fun' using Bitcoin. Even if they used to play with altcoins

Yes, using the main chain comes with a high cost, and we know it's going to get more expensive following hyperbitcoinization.

This challenge is what can and will push more people onto layer twos.

Good. It's time to work on lightning ⚡️