ngl sometimes it feels like we just traded the censorship risk of big tech for the 'too many knobs' risk of nostr. If X or FB aren't working for you, there's a good chance it isn't working for most. That's not necessarily true with nostr, especially if you're the type who is vulnerable to the "Check out the latest vibe-coded client" hype. Like it or not there's some wisdom in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

A few weeks ago I was tinkering around in Primal's network settings and enabled the 'enhanced privacy' option and it seemed to break everything for me. Right around the same time there was an update to Amethyst that left me completely confused about proper relay settings and unable to trace the problem. I'm still confused as to how relay changes are handled when you jump from one client to another. Does Primal adopt the changes you made in Jumble or does everything revert back to the way it was the last time you used Primal?

Add to that, zap failures. If I get three consecutive failures when zapping three different people, I can't help but suspect the problem is somehow on my end even if Alby is reporting all-good. If all that isn't enough, then you have stuff like caching servers, blossom servers, etc. And by the time BTC Sessions (God bless him) makes a video showing us how to configure and use something, seems like everyone has moved on to something bigger and better.

I just don't think most content creators have the time or patience to both create their content, deal with meatspace BS, and troubleshoot their nostr experience, especially when they can keep rolling the dice and get more engagement with the 'post to multiple platforms' approach.

Sorry for the rant but it seems like nostr has a serious deficiency in skilled translators who can take what these code monkey geniuses build and teach us mouth-breathers how to use it. 😂

I tend to agree with Curry and Dvorak on this one.

Given the insane amount of money these companies can afford to spend, not only on advertising but also on campaigns to pressure doctors to push their products, it seems like they shouldn't need taxpayer money to fund their research.

Imagine the impact if drug companies had less money to spend on product promotion because they had to fully fund their own research. Maybe news outlets and physicians would no longer be afraid to do honest investigations into the safety and efficacy of their products.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - President Trump Pushes Back on Florida Dropping School Vaccine Mandates

“I think you have to be very careful when you say that some people don't have to be vaccinated … You have vaccines that work … and I think those vaccines should be used, otherwise some people are going to catch it and they endanger other people.”

Thomas Massie has filed the discharge petition to force a House vote on binding legislation to release the Epstein files.

🐣 300 followers in 3 weeks?! Feels like this nostrich has hatched 😄

Seriously though, thanks for the support, the music’s only getting started!

Here's a viola improv that captures my feelings of gratitude 🙏🎻⚡️

GM! ☀️

The massive psychological difference that p2p, v4v, and ⚡️zaps make for a creator/musician here on Nostr cannot be overstated.

In just 3 weeks I’ve connected with so many individuals. For the first time on any platform, I feel like my music, skills, and artistic expression are truly valued. And your zaps tangibly incentivize me to keep creating. 💜

On corporate social I always felt discouraged. Nostr is different. Here, I’m excited and inspired!

Thank you to all 300 of you who have pressed follow. I’m just getting started! 🙏

Here’s a viola improvisation that says “Thank you — I feel valued” 😊

#grownostr

⚡️💬 NEW - “When you’re changing the dressing, you’re peeling off the skin from this child — and there’s no painkillers. They’re screaming, they’re grabbing your hand, they don’t want you to do it… This is the carnage that is Gaza.”

Dr. Mohammed Mustafa details harrowing scenes he witnessed at Gaza’s hospitals, where the lack of essential equipment under Israel’s blockade — including ventilators, bandages, painkillers, and antibiotics — is exacerbating the suffering