Damus was banned in China less than 48 hours after it launched in the Apple App Store. Zaps weren't even invented yet. China banned Damus because it was something they couldn't control. This is a right if passage for freedom fighters. This means you're on the right path. This means you're changing the narrative. This means you don't fit inside their rules.

The best part of it all? Nostr keeps pushing forward like a freight train that cannot be stopped due to it's openness and decentralized nature. These types of events are showcasing Nostr's censorship resistant technology.

Notes and Zaps will flourish and live on while we continue to build the Other Stuff. No one can change that. Not even Apple.

#dogstr

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🚨ATTENTION: James Webb Space Telescope recorded the planet Saturn today. See this raw image made by the telescope.

I adore Christian Bale. I do not adore psychotic behavior. So, I’m gonna give it a C+. nostr:note1h0rqn44efjnkry2e48sz3pyvmww3hj84yt8new506k9acvdxdsmss0j8rw

Apple is trying to cause the dip so they can buy the dip

What is good about Nostr is that I feel more free to post stupid things on it than on any other social media.

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I think my philosophy when making software is that it should work for people with zero money or no bank account / credit card.

I know it's not a popular mindset to be in since money and profit is everything in the tech world.

I think it comes from growing up as a kid with no disposable income or access to anything but my shitty computer.

I'd rather support people with almost nothing than people with latest and greatest tech gizmos and spare cash for subscription services. 😅

Some of you might like this or find it funny. Nothing serious. 😆

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Some of you might like this or find it funny. Nothing serious. 😆

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Confession…when moving over to a ColdCard, I had some shitcoins (Ethereum) on an old ledger from a few years ago. I kept it there for a while, thinking, well, what if I’m wrong? Might be worth just keeping it.

Then I realized that I fundamentally disagree with the premise that I should have to trust anyone, for anything. If I wouldn’t recommend buying shitcoins, and can’t succinctly explain the utility, I should practice what I preach. #Bitcoin is trustless, and is where I spent all my time. It’s better money. It’s freedom. The community is better. The thesis, in my humble opinion, is correct.

So, TLDR, went from 97% to 100%. I thought I was all in before, but now it’s official 🟠 ⚡️

Hope y’all are having a great week #nostr fam, keep on stacking 🧱🫂

Remember when a massive influx of new #Nostr users from Android brought relays to their knees? Me neither, because it only happened when Damus hit the Apple App Store. The gloating from Android fanbois is shortsighted and completely misses the bigger picture. Mass adoption of Nostr and bitcoin won’t happen without iPhone App Store, or at least will happen much more slowly.