Users hate picking relays not only because it is hard and there is no info out there, but because it is seen as choosing their masters. No one likes to make themselves subject to the whims of a third party. Especially here.

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"The young man goes to war not so much to kill as to die, to forfeit his particular body for that of the large body, the body politic."

- Jane Bethke Elshtain

Optimism is a performance-enhancing drug that's both legal and free.

While experts predicted failure, Sam Walton opened discount stores in small towns. When critics said 'too risky,' FedEx launched overnight delivery.

While pessimists write reports, optimists write history.

- Shane Parrish

Sunday vibes...

#Blockchain #Bitcoin #Nostr #web3

been thinking about this a lot: decentralization is a long-term game. the church controlled all written knowledge for around 1000 years, with no more than a few thousand manuscripts in circulation. then gutenberg happened, and within the first 50 years of the press, the number of books hit 9 million copies. today, the books market is around $95bn, which is around 3.8% of amazon's giant market cap 🤯

so, decentralize... centralize... decentralize... and the loop goes on and on

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No, you need to dig deeper into this story to understand why I say this.

I find myself increasingly loosing interest in a world driven by outrage

People are such strange beings

Using Nostr and understanding its importance, how the protocol could impact billions of people beyond your social circle, is eye-opening. It’s more than just a social network. It’s a complete shift toward open communication, censorship resistance, and freedom. Eventually more people will comprehend this, though sometimes these types of lessons require more pain.