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Symbiolosopher
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former nostr dev, current observer
Replying to Avatar Max

Why?

Imagine a nip or kind for each of infinite use cases. The protocol should deal with the storage and retrieval of different data/message types(like mime types, but we're already beyond that). I failed to articulate this in a convincing way early on. Maybe the protocol level could deal with applications in general, but I also am unable to conceptualize how to achieve this.

This should be done client side with no need for a nip.

So everybody exposed gets sick? If you are "infected", I will give you a hug. Real world experience trumps your $ci€nc€. You live in fear, I live in peace. A little bit of $ci€nc€ gives humans a false sense of certainty when it looks at a small fraction of the whole picture, in isolation, and are "certain" of their conclusion.

That aside, that wasn't the point. If you search fot something and the top result doesn't acknowledge that the something is something, right or wrong, it's usability is questionable.

Copilot failed miserably on this one, maybe still worth considering.

I, surprisingly, spoke with a customer service human today.

We bought a heated toilet seat(not for me, I use a composting outhouse). The project had other priorities and when we got around to installing it we realized we had since lost the mounting hardware.

I called Bemis to see what we could do about it. The human answered on the 1st ring, took down my address and is sending replacement hardware at no charge.

It seems quality customer service, although very rare, still exists.

Replying to Avatar Mandrik

I want to elaborate on the idea that Bitcoin holders "got lucky." I hear it every bull market, and I don't think the people saying it truly understand what it means to HODL.

From the outside, it might look like we stumbled into the right thing at the right time and just coasted to where we are. But the truth is very different.

When I got into bitcoin, most people either didn’t know what it was, or thought it was a joke. I worked in the industry for 5 years, until 2018, earning and spending in btc because I believed in its potential--not because it was easy. During that time, I lived through price crashes of 50%, 70%, even 90%.

No one said I was lucky during those times. The ones who cared asked if I was going to be ok. 🧡

I’ve seen my net worth skyrocket one year & plummet the next, sometimes in weeks. I’ve endured extended bear markets where the price barely moved, and optimism was hard to come by. I’ve sat through YEARS of sideways markets, where it felt like progress was at a standstill, and doubt crept in constantly.

To stay all-in through that takes more than luck. It takes conviction, because when the price is crashing, and everyone is saying bitcoin is dead, you have to believe in what you're doing enough to keep going.

It takes resilience, because the psychological toll of watching everything you’ve built shrink overnight isn’t easy to bear. It takes patience, because nothing about bitcoin’s growth is smooth or predictable—it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

Most importantly, it takes a deep understanding of why you're there in the first place. Being motivated by personal freedom, not fiat gains.

Luck might help someone make a quick buck, but it doesn’t keep you invested during the dark days when it feels like the world is against you. Those years of volatility weren’t easy, but they’re also what gave me the perspective, discipline, and belief to stay the course. So, no—it wasn’t just luck.

It was a choice, made again and again, through the highs and the lows. It's a choice bitcoiners continue to make each day.

And when you look at the other options, you realize there is no better choice. Bitcoin is the best hope for our future.

But sure, we got lucky. 🙄

For me it is less emotion and more logic. It was obvious that money was broken. Better money came along so I got behind it. I see it as not luck but doing the reasonable thing under the circumstances. Everyone had the same opportunity. Most looked away or didn't realize that the money was broken. They were too caught up in their bread and circuses. This is not a circus, it is freedom for humanity. Be free.