Also, for a group of technically capable Internet operators, I find the blind sycophantry towards any person or tech to be disheartening at best.
People shit on Muskrats (I do too) but fanaticism towards anything is almost always a bad thing.
I’ve always been of the mind that #web3 was beyond vaporware, it was vacuumous, a meaningless expression to coin a new brand of monetizating everything on the Internet, in the cheapest way conceivable.
There is nothing wrong with #web2. The idea of any sort of web3 or #web4 or #web5 can only exist or propogate on the back of a successful and thriving web2.
It’s almost embarrassing how many people tried to fight tooth and nail for NFTs and the #metaverse that simply… moved onto the next grift.
Do I think #nostr or #BlueSky will create the foundation of whatever “web5” is supposed to be? Of course not.
As long as web2 works for 99% of the users of the Internet, and until it becomes nonfunctional, there will be no serious migration or adaptation of any web sequel.
Hey #[0]. I’m super curious to know, what was the moment or conversation that caused you to do a 180° on Elon’s leadership of Twitter?
Once it becomes more than entering an email address and password, most people will give up
At least on iOS even installing TestFlight to get access to Damus is a hurdle too high
I’m no robot. I laughed nostr:note1jqlzudvmakv5vahe8uffqcf9klndkrv9fgw0f32dt4pacx5rpu2qqw6nt9
Not sure how else to put it, the #BillMaher interview with #ElonMusk was one of the most pathetic displays of psuedointelligence I’ve ever had the displeasure of witnessing. Core fundamental, intentional, misunderstandings of issues, no sort of real journalism.
It came off as two out of touch fogeys trying to console each other about the fact that world has moved forward on particular issues, and they don’t like being boo’d for their, frankly, garbage opinions.
Being able to figure out how to use nostr is the invite
A swipe too many 
The fanatic adherence to one philosophy or the other is always going to stick out to me like a sore thumb
nostr in its current form reminds me a bit of the early-00s IRC days, where knowledge was a currency, because not everyone who used the chat relay had it
This is part of my big hesitation with making a full switch to Nostr just yet. There doesn’t seem to a real ‘casual’ community just yet — if it’s not BTC maxis, it’s Zap spam or other generally obnoxious e-behaviors. Best of luck to you!
Damus is the most ‘user-friendly’ by far but there’s something in the underlying UX/UI that makes it unpalatable to your average social media junkie
used my nostr key as a bluesky invite code #bluesky