Trying to purple pill a cyhperpunk:

"Nostr is not anonymous so what's the point?"

it's been a glorious week or two here on nostr.

new apps launched: Olas, Flotilla, Chachi

major updates of old apps: Primal 2.0

Orange Pill App begins working on Nostr login

Kagi joins Nostr

Pablo launched the mobile SDK

The real problem is github taking down repos

It’s pretty simple why. they depend on a centralized server for all their stats and feeds, we do not. damus will always work, so people can use us when primal goes down. We will reach the same level of ux with a more robust client architecture, will just take a bit more time because it is much harder to do.

was really hoping my notifications would load in primal 2.0 but alas this is beyond current technology. really like the reader feed though, I want that in damus.

I'm sure the experience was just like fainting.

One moment you're [here] and the next you're [there] with zero perception of time or any other conscious experience in between. Why should one expect any other outcome when your brain is the thing that makes memories and provides the sensation of consciousness?

Of course... the afterlife-believers can easily say "well he didn't _actually_ die yet - and if he did, he would have had [insert my afterlife experience] and he wouldn't be back to talk about it".

He also getting rid of regulations for natural food. Whats your point? If he guts 5 regulations by making 1 whats the problem? He literally said he was gonna remove red tape on farmers and locally grow food…

If the price of Bitcoin steadily climbs, while the value of the dollar steadily falls, why on Earth would I NOT use a bitcoin-linked debit card to pay for my daily life (so that everyrhing gets cheaper for me all the time)?

Clicked an X link today.

Instant bad vibes from scripted gpted “content”.

Of course, thousands of likes and bookmarks because it’s visually presented as something to collect for “when I need it later”. It’s such a fiat experience that it makes me sick 🤢

The copy was equivalent of an open mouth YouTube thumbnail, you could practically see it in the way ChatGPT presented it. Super clickbaity, optimized to hijack your senses.

This is indeed social MEDIA. A consumable bite sized format designed for one thing only - to grow your following.

Sadly, everyone on fiat platforms must play the game. It’s no longer a networking environment but a shouting match. Who can say the snarkiest thing or present the same exact information that has existed for decades in the most dumbed down way possible. Of course, embellished with nonsensical lies and fake stats.

Sorry to be a Debbie downer with this note, you’re worthy of more than this reflection on a toxic platform, but I just needed to share with someone.

I think I’m having a realization right now, that the value of nostr is not in the user count, but in the way we interact here, and I hope it never changes. Maybe we don’t need to grow at all. Why do we need clickbait content here? Let it live on those other scripted fake people platforms.

So glad nostr exists 🙏 🙇‍♂️ ty to all who are building it and contributing energy in any form.

First of all, I don't like your tone. Second, your argument doesn't even make sense, Ecash is labeled as high risk. Third, the risk of running a mint is completely separate from using a mint.

That's not what's compared here

Run a Lightning node and you'll see ;)

Bitcoin (low risk, high cost) +

Lightning (medium risk, medium cost) +

Ecash (high risk, low cost)

scales to infinity

Yes. This is often overlooked. But the number 1 complaint I have always heard on any platform I've managed is "I can't log in".