I’m really liking the distinct Nostr experience vs the Twitter experience. Occasionally I cross-post something on both, but my decision in recent weeks to treat them differently has been very rewarding.

Years ago, I used to post on certain forums. But as someone with a big Twitter following now, I am more self-conscious of what I post there these past few years. It’s like, I feel quite a responsibility before I send something out to 600k followers, rather than being able to treat it rather carefree like I would treat a forum in the old days. Of course, once in a while I get provoked by something or I share something random and funny for no reason, but not usually.

Since the community on Nostr is still smallish, it kind of rekindles that more carefree feeling of just posting, talking. And I post less about economics, which is my main Twitter silo.

And because I want open protocols like Nostr to succeed, I deliberately want to be here, posting. So it is a win-win; I try to add value but also it scratches an itch for me that hasn’t been scratched in a while.

Maybe if/when Nostr becomes large, it will recreate that sense of filtering that I have on Twitter. But I would still consider that a success, because it means Nostr succeeded and I at least got to experience a smaller social environment for another period of time.

You can buy a 1TB SSD for under $45 USD now. The cost of running a #Bitcoin node is more affordable than ever.

Me too. I read Permanant Record, by Snowden.

Nostr gives me hope that we might have a chance at circumventing much of the surveillence state.

Do you think government spook relays exist yet?

We tried to purchase a bakery, here, but he preferred to just close the shutters and let it rot because the bakery was always run by his family and he's the last one. He's 54 and when he dies, it will be sold by the bank.

Doesn't need the money, doesn't need the property. Now, there's this rotting bakery in the middle of town and I have a desk job. 🤷‍♀️

Winner

What’s going on ? 😁

Privacy is not secrecy.

Once again, it will take the longest of time - if ever - for any material degree of #china production to migrate into India.

The issue is infrastructure. Chinese rail, roads and ports are among the most efficient in the world. Getting finished product to shelves is shockingly quick. It’s a core factor, as example, why Shein went from zero revenue to $23bn just five years.

Still, expect the “India is the new China” story to continue.