But the memes from nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5 and that one time nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a posted about not having gifs easily accessible kept the idea in the back of my mind

Shout out to nostr:npub137c5pd8gmhhe0njtsgwjgunc5xjr2vmzvglkgqs5sjeh972gqqxqjak37w for taking the time to help me with the nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 API and to nostr:npub1vp8fdcyejd4pqjyrjk9sgz68vuhq7pyvnzk8j0ehlljvwgp8n6eqsrnpsw for the slick iPhone double tap shortcut that pulls up gifs faster than my native iMessage plugin

I pushed an update to gifbuddy and am going to sleep so hopefully it doesn't break

GN

(Fun side note: what finally got me to lock-in and code was this note by nostr:npub1xsn2cx73w7837xhkqalzxr5f9prwn6cvnz4t0e60qa0luff7g4fq28nm65 using Canva and Google docs to post gifs)

nostr:note1t6wzcxp9vyk7u2ke64wj23uruv3zn7ar3dw6lfmk3q9f7l8r4yrq4syer7

With that I'm also thinking and will have to make decisions concerning the future of nostr:npub1fpcd25q2zg09rp65fglxuhp0acws5qlphpg88un7mdcskygdvgyqfv4sld. I've ran and led TPB since June 2023 and taken every effort possible to grow our audience, content, and reach. I've been severely limited due to lack of funds and working a full time job. There is soooo much more I want to do through the platform! It is my dream to be able to commit to TPB full time and put out way more content.

I've tried to connect with just about every Bitcoin company I can think of. Many have said to me behind the scenes that what we're doing is "incredibly important," expressing moral support, etc. They've even made public professions of wanting to grow Bitcoin content reach to the left. Then when I've proposed ideas, requested support via funding, crickets. Perhaps our "political" label makes companies fearful to sponsor, and many folks weary to even share our content. I've been disappointed with the lack of material support there, as the only bitcoin show focused on progressives and the left. We haven't even scratched the surface of what I'm hoping to do, but we can't do more shows, video content, live streams, etc without a lot more funding. I'm putting in 70+hours per week combined with my full time job and it's not sustainable. I am extremely grateful to nostr:npub1tg779rlap8t4qm8lpgn89k7mr7pkxpaulupp0nq5faywr8h28llsj3cxmt for being a consistent sponsor this whole time, which has provided critical funding for our infrastructure of recording the show.

The entire team is all volunteer based. Our expenses greatly outweigh any support we receive from individual or company sponsors. We aren't able to continue much longer, and I'd like to be able to pay people who work on this show/product.

The show goes on, for now, and at least through the election this year. I'm very uncertain about TPB's future and hopeful that I'll be able to connect with more folks who are serious about seeing the mutual benefit in partnership and the huge opportunity that awaits us. If I had money to do this myself, I would. My nonprofit background doesn't exactly support that. We're over a year into, with lots of working put in, and hopefully something catches at the right moment. At the very least I'll probably need a partner or perhaps consistent co-host/very active producer in this endeavor. Keeping this up alone (while luckily I do have a volunteer editor which is a godsend) is incredibly exhausting and many time demoralizing.

Thanks to you nostriches who have been kind, supportive and seen the benefit in our work. I will keep you posted as I navigate the path forward.

https://github.com/damus-io/damus/issues/2133