He probably doesn’t. How can you help him understand, if you’re so inclined?
Yes. And many still just look at Bitcoin as an investment option for their portfolio
Spices
If you jumble”Bitcoin” and “Nostr” you get “Bonni Stricto.” That has to be someone’s porn name
I’m no Charlie Munger fan, but we can do better than an alleged tax fraudster as the “front man” for Bitcoin:
Any pun competition fans out there? Would be great to get a nostr pun-off going. It would be quite the um, event
Depends. Is the food really good? Something would have to really be unique or meaningful about it for me to part with my sats. That’s just me
Yeah. #[4] talked with #[5] and others recently about the concept of “micro-apps.” Not sure how that will play out, but it feels inevitable
Yeah will be interesting. On the one hand I don’t want to see toxic posts. On the other hand it’s a slippery slope to just creating an echo camber for yourself
“I’m not saying to do away with government.” - well now we’re getting somewhere!
And I don’t eat bugs. I’m a squirrel, so I prefer acorns
The point is, without a functioning government that has the authority to tax its citizenry, public infrastructure wouldn’t exist, because of the way incentives work
Um. Who pays the contractors? And where does the money come from? Yeah…
Maybe not in your country? In good ole US of A, they very much do. Sorry to disappoint!
Yeah those paved roads and bridges that don’t crumble sure are a travesty
Agreed it’s not perfect. Lots of problems. Especially with police and the court system. But the idea a lot of folks have here that our govt is just pure evil is very tiresome and conspiracy minded
Probably will be many more like you over time
For all the new #nostriches, here’s an overly simplified metaphor using cars 🚗 to explain some of the key concepts:
1️⃣ Nostr - the protocol itself. This is like the internal combustion engine vs. say, an electric battery
2️⃣ Clients - #Damus is a very popular Twitter-like client for iOS devices. Clients are like the type of car you’re driving. You can have many different types of cars all using internal combustion engines
3️⃣ Relays - the Nostr “events” (or posts) you see depend entirely on what relays you are connected to at any given time. This is sort of like the radio stations you listen to in the car (except you can also create stuff that those radio stations broadcast to other listeners)
4️⃣ Npub (public key) - the way you are identified in the Nostr protocol. This is like the VIN number of your car. No two are alike, and everyone can see it (unlike your Nsec (private key), which 🚨 you should never share with anyone! 🚨
5️⃣ NIP-05 Identifier - a human readable identifier for your public key. This is like having a vanity plate 😏