GM Nostr! Happy Friday!!
I’ve been seeing a bunch of really funny memes but they are almost all political. I don’t think folks care about my politics. Finally Timothy gets to answer some questions.
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Today at 12:00 CDT
Today we lead off with a bit on the Trump Assassination Attempt and some really bizarre things we have learned since yesterday.
We then move on to our main topic. When you get to a major decision, about moving, a job, retirement, etc. how exactly do you make the best decision you can for where you are and where you want to go?
Full details at http://tspclive.com
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Great show! There is another angle about the attempted assassins. Just like the trick has been not being killed by the secret service, if you send in a real hitter, that is the result you get; a professional hit. Sending these nutters in gives deniability if they succeed. The utility of the hit is reduced if they know who to blame.
Not saying this is true, just an angle and obviously these acts/attempted acts of political violence are immoral and horrific.
We need messaging for groups. Does Damus already do this? I’m kind of a knuckle dragger.
Is there a reason Nostr can’t replace Telegram, Signal, Threema, etc?
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Yes, floss then brush for the reasons stated above.
Thanks! Nostr.build isn’t connecting but my point wasn’t to ask for help (but I appreciate it!). If we want Nostr to grow, and I do, the information you have there needs to be readily available and people who are used to just tweeting can make the information work. crApple didn’t just market and grow well but they had a product and ecosystem people could access easily. I know these are still early days but that is where we need to get for broad adoption.
We don’t need a Nostr marketing team
We do need a Nostr growth team.
nostr:npub1kuy0wwf0tzzqvgfv8zpw0vaupkds3430jhapwrgfjyn7ecnhpe0qj9kdj8 just published a good essay discussing whether Nostr needs a marketing team. I believe the answer is yes—but not marketing in the same way cryptocurrency projects have typically approached it.
https://www.curiousdk.com/p/6885aeab-251e-412b-bbba-1a0b09896558
We don’t need people running around buying ads. While having booths at conferences is beneficial for a community-driven project, I'm skeptical about the value of billboards or sponsoring athletes as ways to promote Nostr. It’s fun, sure, but it mostly reaches people who are already aware of it.
What we really need is a focused initiative to grow Nostr—distinct from the fantastic teams already building Nostr itself. In a typical company, this would be the Growth Team. They’d focus on how people discover and learn about Nostr, the path they take to join, how they choose their app, what their experience is when signing up, whether they find engaging content, and how to ensure they stick around and invite others. This is not to dismiss the great work OpenSats and HRF are doing, but a growth team is something distinct.
Each app can handle some of this, and that's working to an extent. But Nostr is more than just a collection of apps using shared code. It’s a network that becomes more valuable with every new app built on Nostr. For example, when a user joins Primal, it enhances the experience for Amethyst users, but it also becomes much more interesting for someone using YakiHonne or Zap.streams.
So, we need people focused on cultivating the Nostr ecosystem. This isn’t marketing in the traditional sense, like buying ads, but more of a Nostr Community Growth Team. We need people who can work with creators and community founders to help them get started on Nostr. There’s a lot to grasp, and some hand-holding will be necessary.
We also need better internal Nostr news—something like nostr:npub19mduaf5569jx9xz555jcx3v06mvktvtpu0zgk47n4lcpjsz43zzqhj6vzk but aimed at two different audiences. First, for users, fans, and developers on Nostr: how do you keep track of all the projects and what's happening? There’s so much going on that it’s hard to follow. The second is external: we’re doing tons of incredible stuff, and we should be building excitement about Nostr by showcasing these amazing projects and content to the wider world.
The team at nostr:npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 does cover Nostr, which is awesome, but their focus is on multiple social media protocols. Journalists write when they feel there's news to break, and we haven’t been doing a great job feeding stories to them. We can improve on this. One initiative coming out of Nostriga is better coordination on getting Nostr folks on podcasts, especially beyond the Bitcoin bubble where most people have heard of Nostr.
At Nostriga, I talked to a lot of people about how Nostr keeps being framed as an alt-right protocol in the media. That’s simply not true, but we need to work on changing that narrative. Nostr is for everybody, how Nostr is framed does matter. People don’t join a social app because of its functionality, they join because of the other people who are already on the app. Projects like Trustroots.io, Causes.com, and Protest.net will help showcase a different side of Nostr and build new communities beyond our Bitcoin-focused core.
Nostr has already grown in new languages and communities, thanks to creators sharing about it on centralized platforms. We saw this with the Thai community—it’s fantastic. Let’s develop a program to support these creators. We’ve been discussing with nostr:npub13qrrw2h4z52m7jh0spefrwtysl4psfkfv6j4j672se5hkhvtyw7qu0almy how she wants a space to onboard her fans into a community together. There’s a lot of promise in Ditto, which I’m excited about—I’ve set up an instance at social.protest.net. What if we helped each of these creators build their own communities on Nostr? From that initial onboarding, their community would be able to connect across all Nostr apps.
This isn’t exactly traditional marketing—it’s more like cultivating and nurturing a healthy Nostr ecosystem.
If we make it easy for communities to create their own spaces on Nostr, we can grow organically in countless directions. Every new user will feel ownership and be inspired to bring more people along. To achieve that growth, we need to lay the groundwork. We’ve got the apps, but we need to work with the people. After all, we’re building social software, and both the technology and the people are equally important.
When I started I posted regularly with an eye to adding value in hots it would grow. I’m not tech savvy. But it was easy I just followed the prompts and I could share anything. Apparently hosting videos at scale is expensive and I was no longer able to share videos I wanted. I have tried subscribing to paid relays but not only did they not end up allowing me (with my limited tech knowledge) to share video content, they were expensive for a guy like me: casual user. I wouldn’t balk if I were a company. I’m surprised I can’t pay to simply host a video and then pay again to host another.
Nostr will grow from many efforts and one is addressing problems like this so Nostr just works OR resources are available and findable for folks like me to overcome these problems.
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It looks like @5a7416b4 is trying to get in touch with you, @nostr:npub1tsgw6pncspg4d5u778hk63s3pls70evs4czfsmx0fzap9xwt203qtkhtk4. Are you available?
Hey nostr:npub1tsgw6pncspg4d5u778hk63s3pls70evs4czfsmx0fzap9xwt203qtkhtk4 , the following are Democrat arguments that the Republican policies listed below are racist. What would the Republican counter-arguments be for each policy if they were to respond in the voice and style of Groucho Marx?
The policies are:
Voter Suppression Laws: Several states with GOP leadership have passed laws that critics argue disproportionately affect minority voters. For instance, Texas has implemented strict voter ID laws, reduced polling locations in minority areas, and purged voter rolls1.
Rhetoric and Campaign Strategies: Some GOP candidates and their supporters have used racially charged rhetoric. For example, former President Donald Trump and other GOP figures have promoted the “Great Replacement Theory,” a conspiracy theory suggesting that nonwhite people are being allowed into the U.S. to replace white voters2.
Immigration Policies: The GOP has often taken a hardline stance on immigration, which has been criticized for its racial undertones. Trump’s comments about immigrants “poisoning the blood of our country” and the party’s general stance on building a border wall are examples2.
Attacks on Political Figures: GOP leaders have sometimes used racially insensitive language when referring to political opponents. For instance, some GOP members have referred to Nikki Haley by her birth name, “Nimarata,” emphasizing her Indian heritage in a derogatory manner.
Hey nostr:npub1tsgw6pncspg4d5u778hk63s3pls70evs4czfsmx0fzap9xwt203qtkhtk4 are you up and about?
I’ve been here for a while and wondered what #zapathon was all about. Finally I got the explanation I’ve been looking for.
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This inflation is killing me.
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I’ve been well. Glad to see you around.