I can understand. Because it can be about protecting time. And not everyone wants to try and spend time converting people who don’t want to be converted.
The next best option. Leave. Go play another game. That’s what we did with Bitcoin. We didn’t stick around to convince anyone. We just left and enjoy our life where we are appreciated more.
Tour nostr:npub1tw4am7vzwl3akmyg4cwny27x8ltrwajrwrsate872gnpqnvzqd8s3f6nwr by bike or boat.
Quad bikes are fun way to tour a town. Pay with #bitcoin in Guatemala 🇬🇹
Morning double espresso ☕️
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Sunset nostr:npub1tw4am7vzwl3akmyg4cwny27x8ltrwajrwrsate872gnpqnvzqd8s3f6nwr
A great way to start our stay here. Dinner enjoying the sunset of a volcano creator lake.
Along with more volcanoes 🌋 😅
GM☀️
It’s a challenge.
We have just had a great week of intense Spanish with César.
A lot of conversational practice.
He was genuinely interested in the topics and had a great perspective on life.
He now accepts bitcoin too 😆
We have just had a great week of intense Spanish with César.
A lot of conversational practice.
He was genuinely interested in the topics and had a great perspective on life.
He now accepts bitcoin too 😆
We have just had a great week of intense Spanish with César.
A lot of conversational practice.
He was genuinely interested in the topics and had a great perspective on life.
He now accepts bitcoin too 😆
We have just had a great week of intense Spanish with César.
A lot of conversational practice.
He was genuinely interested in the topics and had a great perspective on life.
He now accepts bitcoin too 😆
cesarespana@blink.sv
Can do online classes if your are interested. Please DM.
Yep. Common regret.
We make a lot of noise about it for over one year now.
Will be sharing more at Suriname and Adopting later this year.
The sooner we start going to the gym. The sooner we start eating clean.
The sooner we focus our attention.
The sooner we become wealthier.
Why Nostr is struggling…
There is too much of an overlap with X, not only in the feature sets among the primary applications, but more importantly, in the kind of audience that Nostr is catering to.
Sure..censorship resistance at the protocol level is a differentiator, but the to the average person, you may as well be talking gibberish. They don’t know wtf a protocol is in the first place - let alone why it matters for censorship resistance to happen at that level, or more importantly, WHY they should trust Nostr to deliver on that promise. “Bcoz nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m said so” is not an argument.
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Bluesky is a case in point here.
It’s got a VERY similar feature set to X, claims to be open source / censorship resistant (similar narrative to Nostr), and is growing MUCH faster than Nostr, bc it has captured a key audience, ie; people with TDS and EDS (Elon Derangement Syndrome).
I’ve been on there a few times, and the content quality is enough to make you want to throw up….but at the very least, it’s working for that kind of content, and for the people who want it.
I don’t have a direct answer here..but I think it’s something to do with the over-emphasis on technicals.
nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 mentioned increasing the emphasis on design the other day. I agree this is a move in the right direction. We’re taking a very design-focused approach with nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 (we’ll have ALOT more to show in the next 6wks).
That being said, it’s not enough.
IMO, Nostr is technically mature enough for us to go out there and talk about it to more people, and build a narrative BEYOND the 500 of us that are talking to each other on here.
People like nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft or nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc can correct me if I am wrong here. Maybe there’s alot more to do technically.
But if I am right, I’d like to see more initiatives that are marketing oriented being supported by nostr:npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as and nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f and other coalitions. Maybe we even need a council of Nostr businesses, who together pool some funds to help drive some marketing initiatives?
Whatever the case, we need to expand upon the Nostr narrative, make it more compelling and speak to more people about it.
At the very least, we have to conquer then Bitcoiners. If we can’t get the segment who are into freedom money onto the freedom of speech network, we’re DOA. That’s a first step.
I know nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa is working on a very cool initiative in relation to this. The Nostr Booth is IMO a great way to make Nostr more “real” for bitcoiners by having a physical presence at all the conferences.
I know nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 + nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 are doing some Podcast outreach. That’s super important too. nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va and crew are putting on Nostriga. Amazing. nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr / nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg are doing great things with nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7, etc on the content side. I’ve got some things up my sleeve personally which I will begin to do once nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 is in a position to represent a NEW kind of Nostr-product..
But we need MOAR..
And…we also need to find another angle that is NOT about censorship resistance. That’s clearly not working against X.
I don’t know the EXACT narrative or spin, but it has to be more “running towards” than “running from”.
More white pill, less black pill.
Anyway.
I will probably turn this into an article. I’ve been thinking more and more about “writing in public” as we build Satlantis, and sharing more about how we’re thinking about growing a “network product” on top of a “network protocol”.
If you think this was valuable, please repoast so more people can see and get involved in the discussion.
I really like this conversation.
Somethings I would like to help make general onboarding easier.
Focus on making account creation and security of keys easier and more convenient. I have some thoughts on this. As it is hard for me to onboard a person securely in short and consistent way.
Also some tools for content modification would be useful. Such as image processing. Twitter has it built in. Free apps are full of crap.
And then I think it can become easier to start promoting the eco system to a wider audience through different avenues. Such as a social app. A services app. A media app. Where your profile is yours and follows you.
So in summary. Maybe the benefits need to be up sold more. Not the features.
Benefit of your account and data being yours. And an ability to manage it better than a google account.
Just thoughts. Thanks.
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GM☀️
Being is born of non being.
Tao te Ching ☯️
Being able to take ownership with Bitcoin and NOSTR is under appreciated 😉
GM☀️
Playing ones part in the universe.
Blew the Spanish teachers mind today 🤯
Having daily lessons in Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹
We start with conversation. He now has a nostr:npub13ljnkd633c7maxatymv3y2fqq8vt3qk7j3tt0vytv90eztwgha9qmfcfhw wallet. Knows onchain and Lightning ⚡️
And that the Federal Reserve is not federal 😂
It’s a special person who can do this. I also try to encourage people.
I call it positive peer pressure.
I do it because I wish I had more people do this for me. And also share truth through constructive criticism.
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Following 💪
Yes. Wish we were setup to do it more regularly.
Such a great experience.
We mix it with basic Whim Hoff breath work.
Goes really well.
Awesome Joe. Thanks for this. I sometimes wonder how others do it.
As it’s not always easy to be patient and polite.
Appreciate your honest insights.