Woof, okay, let's take this point by point:

>Also what "conspiracy"

You just called the covid epidemic a psyop, so let's go with that one for now

>Silenced doctors - is that a conspiracy theory?

The ones in China? No, that's well known. If you're talking about anything else, then most likely, yes.

>mRNA vaccine injuries and deaths - is that a conspiracy theory?

There's always been a small percentage of people that are affected by vaccines. But that number is obscenely small compared to the number of people affected by letting the virus run its course. If anyone is trying to make more out of it then that, then yes, conspiracy.

>Calling two of the safest drugs know to man dangerous - is that a conspiracy theory?

I honestly don't even know what you're talking about here. Maybe this one is on me, but I don't keep up with all of the crazy.

>The six foot rule being arbitrary bullshit - is that a conspiracy theory?

Whether it was effective or not at the time, they were operating off the data they had. If it did nothing, then so what? Did it hurt people to stand 6ft apart for a few months?

>Cloth masks doing nothing to stop the spread of a respiratory virus - is that a conspiracy theory?

The statistics always said that mask mandates helped COVID spread to ~5% less people. Yeah, the percentage was small, but if everyone wearing a mask kept just 1 person alive that otherwise wouldn't have been, then great. If you don't think that's worth it, then fuck your feelings.

>Lockdowns doing nothing to stop the spread - is that a conspiracy theory?

Again, people were making calls off of the limited amount of data they had at the time. If the experts in infectious disease said locking down was a potential viable option, then you'd be stupid not to consider it.

>Vaccines not preventing infection or transmission - is that a conspiracy theory?

The fuck are you talking about? From the very beginning they said the vaccines would make the symptoms less severe if you contracted the virus, not prevent you from getting it. If that's what you thought, then you weren't listening.

>Vaccine passports and people being locked out of businesses and workplaces without one - is that a conspiracy theory?

Nope. And that was up to each business to enact their own rules as long as they compiled with laws for whatever state they were in. Not the best approach, but again things were being figured out as we went.

>Seriously what fuckin conspiracy are you talking about, or are you getting high on your own supply of 🐂💩? Seriously what fuckin conspiracy theory?

I'll refer you to my very first response to this post, thanks.

Oh for sure, I don’t expect non-techie people to run their own instances for just personal accounts. And sure, you can get banned if you don’t follow the instance rules. But again, if you can use Google then you can find a handful of services that will stand up a server for you within a few minutes if you pay a few dollars. But yeah, that’s still an issue.

Nostr doesn’t have that issue, but has plenty of others, especially for non-techie people. I’ve been in IT for over a decade now and I have worked with plenty of people you’d call techie that don’t have a clue about public/private keypairs. And the relays are confusing for newbies. Understanding what they are exactly, how many should you have, and which ones should you use. Discoverability is also very difficult on Nostr from my experience. It can be difficult to find who to follow if you aren’t a Bitcoin fanatic. So from my experiences, it’s been easier for the normal person to adopt something like the Fediverse or Bluesky than Nostr. The average person also likely isn’t worried about getting banned, so that isn’t as big of a draw to them.

*All opinions above are my own and likely to be incorrect to the majority of Nostr users today*

Not if you run your own instance. Which anyone can do for just a few dollars a month.

When Bluesky is fully up and running and allowing people to run their own instances there then it would function more like Nostr than the fediverse from what I understand.

Uh, if I don’t want it can I return it for a refund?

…or 3. Those of us who live in reality, haven’t fallen down the conspiracy rabbit hole, and aren’t getting high off our own supply (of bullshit)

How would Nostr be any different than Mastodon or the rest of the fediverse in this scenario? Or even Bluesky?

☀️GM Nostr 👋

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What’s everyone’s recommended #nostr iOS client?

Woo! Leaving work and ready for the weekend. It’s so nice outside today ☀️

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Eggplanted?

What are we showing, and to who?

It’s also more difficult if you’re feeding more than just yourself. I’ve got 3 small boys that aren’t always going to want that plus a wife who is a bit of a picky eater. And while she likes steak, I don’t think I could get her to commit to it daily. So I’d have to plan out cooking for both myself and the rest of the family which gets a bit tedious. Not impossible, just hard to maintain without an iron will and dedication.

I have actually! I ended up cutting out the oven though (just to save a step) and started searing then basting with butter on the cast iron skillet. Got pretty good at getting it to the desired temp through that method after some trial and error.

Yeah, there’s A LOT more than goes into it than just “eating animal fats”.

I was successfully on a Keto diet for a few months and for me, the benefits were pretty awesome. Got a lot of energy back, felt better, all that good stuff. However, to consistently be in a state of ketosis requires a lot of discipline and planning. You can’t just go out and eat wherever you want. You have to plan ahead and make sure there’s something on the menu that fits your diet. You have to constantly plan out your meals and educate yourself on what you can and cannot eat.

In the end, it was too much for me to maintain with a family of 5. Benefits were great, but the day-to-day of it was time consuming and difficult.

I’ll count half of it 🌓

Yeah, I get that. I’m not new to decentralized social media in general, just Nostr specifically. And was very curious why there was just so much Bitcoin related postings when I haven’t really run into that elsewhere so much.