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Umano 1y ago

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Umano 1y ago

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Umano 1y ago

We are family

#bunnies

#nature

Umano 1y ago

Today I communed with the Ancients.

This olive tree is between 3-4000 years old and still growing.

#stayhumble #bethetree #growpeace

#howtofallinlovewithearth #nature #olives #trees

Replying to

jack

yes

and no one cares. i wish it were different.

Umano 1y ago

Caring about things takes Time and Energy.

unfortunately most people have the motto, "Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death" -DK

Replying to

mcshane

i love nostr but do you ever consider a life without social media?

thanks to #Bitcoin we will have the freedom to choose a sovereign life of fewer screens & epic outdoors in the near future.

I am working with some amazing people to build a real Citadel, where we will build and become nodes in a self sustainable bio-community in one of the world’s last frontiers.

It’s going to take years to get this right but there is nothing more exciting or better suited for me.

when we launch nostr users will be the first to hear of any lodging openings or news, and their applications will be prioritized.

Stay tuned freedom lovers 🤙

Umano 1y ago

As a former Forest Bathing Guide I love this idea. And am slowing working my way towards a similar retreat land space.

look forward to hearing more

Replying to

jack

nostr is still mainly used alongside twitter. in the best rare case, as a replacement. and only because people are running away from something about twitter they don't like.

there is nothing that people want to run to nostr for yet. zaps were promising, but bitcoin is still a hurdle (one that primal is doing the best at overcoming), and it's doubtful lightning could scale to a massive adoption moment.

nostr needs a feature or experience that's unique and sets it apart. i *think* that is the ecosystem of microapps over the long term...but it's definitely not in the short term. and that might be ok.

for twitter the initial draw was the simplicity and weirdness of 140 characters (we started with zero network effect, facebook had it all...that's built over time). later it became the conversation which lead to the "public square" (owned by a private corporation ¯\_(ツ)_/¯). and then as it grew, it had a single point of control/failure people could attack.

nostr doesn't have to worry about that last bit. it's an incredible feature. but not one the average person cares about (no matter how much they yell "FREE SPEECH!"...if people actually cared about free speech, bitcoin and nostr would be all they used...they don't).

all this to say, we're not doomed. but what we think is the killer feature isn't right now. who's going to discover the one that is?

Umano 1y ago

Addiction (as defined by Dr Gabor Mate, below) is a key factor in social media algorithms.. ADDICTION is the ANTITHESIS OF FREEDOM.

While I'm not convinced humans can handle any large scale 'socializing' without negative consequences, I know that #nostr does not provide nearly as strong of a hit. ... AND THATS WHY IM HERE.

imo, for nostr to succeed without an algo pushing the drugs, a better definition of "Success" needs to be formulated.

WHAT DOES NOSTR SUCCESS LOOK LIKE? (honest question, responses appreciated).

in many ways, it already is successful.

but that depends on the problems you're trying to solve.

I'm still very new to this protocol but if Freedom is a part of the definition of success, Addiction needs to be in conscious awareness of every developer.

Pragmatic Analogy:

Some opiate addicts have had success in breaking their addiction to Heroin (twitter) or Oxy (ig) by using another drug, Kratom (nostr). However, many of them end up addicted to Kratom (which isn't nearly as bad, but still pretty fucked up).

Also, I see phrases like "Killer" this and "Killer" that and become concerned that there is no healthy way to achieve whatever goals you have.

maybe we can try to Kill the addictions. but that's a much bigger problem to solve.

(I recommend a journey with grandfather Ibogaine... https://ibeginagain.org/

"Addiction is manifested in any behavior that a person craves, finds temporary relief or pleasure in but suffers negative consequences as a result of, and yet has difficulty giving up. In brief: craving, relief, pleasure, suffering, impaired control."

-Dr Gabor Mate

Umano 1y ago

Flower Party by the Sea

#flowerpower

#grownostr

#nature

#sardegna

Umano 1y ago

GM

Here's a Lizard on Olive Tree.

#nature

#howtofallinlovewithearth

#Sardegna

Replying to

Ian

I want to #zap you 2,100 Sats!

Good morning #nostr! It has been about a month since I joined and I'm loving "Self-Soverign Social".

My challenge has been connecting with like minded folks, which is surprising because if we are both here on nostr we likley share at least an interest in decentralization and #bitcoin.

So I want to try a little experiment this morning. I have just under 500,000 sats or about $350 in my nostr:npub1flm9yc3vhc3dj036pn3ysl5xwd4f5gyhyjnn9rzehs5mqe9y9ynq6qrg9q account, I want you to help me empty it!

Please follow me (if you are not already) and share this post and I'll zap you 2,100 sats until I run out or have to leave the office. It's about 8:45AM EDT, and I'll be zappin' until at least 3PM (or until I'm broke).

In theory this should yield about 235 paid engaugements, which will hopefully amplify my presance here and help me connect with some like minded folks.