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I'm using monero more. the loss of whirlpool reduces the usability of Bitcoin for me. it's a big problem. lightning has better sender privacy than onchain, monero has better all round privacy from what I understand and it's harder to footgun yourself.

I thought we'd left him on Twitter. the lightning fud seems to come from people who want to look edgy or cool. lightning works, these sorts of takes are silly and uninformed. monero, like Bitcoin is a tool. it seems to work but probably not where I'll keep my savings.

killed my Twitter account a few months ago. I can contrast the mental health of my friends that are heavy Twitter users with those who aren't and see the cause quite clearly. Twitter seems to be a direct stimulant of the Twitter brain and people love it.

Currently synching two nodes, an old raspiblitz that's been offline for a year and a pruned node on start9. Running three nodes seems excessive.....

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HI've noticed on Threads, Bluesky, and even some apps here on Nostr that I’m shown a lot more content from people I’m not following. This is often due to reposts, quote posts, or just the algorithms at work. While this content can be engaging and spark conversations, it’s often not healthy.

I see people posting obviously or maybe obliviously wrong things, which then get corrected and boosted, creating a vicious cycle. For example, someone mentioned considering a hyphenated name for their kids. I shared how my hyphenated name caused issues with computers, especially with international travel. This led to many calling me a bigot because the original poster was a queer woman. It’s odd because I’m queer myself, but it seems they felt an amab queer shouldn’t share personal experiences directly related to the topic.

I also saw clickbait articles about triathletes vomiting at the end of an Olympic triathlon, blaming it on a polluted river. Yes, the river is polluted, but triathletes often throw up at the end of races, and the swim was two hours before the nausea hit.

These issues occurred on Twitter too, but I didn’t experience it the same way there. I used Twitter daily from the moment Jack invited me and our coworkers onto the service, and for me, the conversations were healthier. I understand that many others had negative experiences, though.

On Nostr, I see zaps often rewarding hot takes and posts that signal membership in one group or another. This seems to exacerbate the issue, as people are incentivized to make posts that cater to specific in-groups rather than fostering genuine dialogue.

My worry is that maybe we’re actually doing worse with the new platforms. Is this something other people are seeing? How do we navigate this and foster healthier online conversations?

I don't see this sort of stuff, but I've been very careful not to follow people who I know posted this sort of stuff on Twitter. I made the active decision not to be exposed to that sort of content, which I see soooo much more of on Twitter.

I'm also using a nym and have a relatively low follower count so few people make any assumptions about my race, gender or sexual orientation.

Yes it's a slip joint. "Gerber Straightlace"

nostr smeedia apps are feeling more "alive" by the day.

gradually then suddenly.