Almost every time I post an idea of how to get more people on Nostr, I get a comment from someone saying they don't want it to grow fast, if at all.

I see that Zelle just shut down their app.

The Fall of Debt’s Sweet Reign

O woe, the ancient reign of debt doth fade,

Where quills did scratch the bonds twixt man and man,

A golden chain, by want and promise made,

Held firm the world in thrift’s unyielding span.

No more the debtor’s sigh, the lender’s grace,

Nor parchment stained with ink of borrowed time,

But now ascends a colder, sterner race,

Where wealth alone doth ring the loudest chime.

What chaos brews when coin, not trust, doth rule?

The heart of trade, once warm with mutual need,

Grows chill, as riches scorn the humble fool,

And glut the proud with bounty’s selfish greed.

O fickle fate! This shift I sore deplore,

For debt’s old dance was fairer than wealth’s war.

The Veil of Debt Unraveled

Fair seems the yoke of debt to blinded eyes,

That pulls tomorrow’s gold to gild today,

Yet in this charm a shadowed ruin lies,

A thief disguised in promise’s bright array.

No virtue dwells in borrowing fate’s own store,

To heap the present high with fleeting glee,

For debts unpaid do summon tempests sore,

And dash our barque on rocks we cannot see.

O let us pierce this veil of fond deceit,

Question the path where future’s blood is spent,

Lest, clinging to illusion’s honeyed seat,

We wake to find our commonwealth forspent.

The time is now to shun this fatal tide,

And build with wealth, where truer hopes reside.

The Dawn of Wealth’s Bright Realm

O wonder new, mine eyes, once dim, now see,

The scales of debt’s fond loyalty do fall,

Where once I mourned its reign in fealty free,

Now wealth’s vast promise doth my soul enthrall.

No longer bound to pilfer time unborn,

But from this day we forge a boundless gain,

A world where all life’s tapestry is worn,

And starry skies our noble dreams sustain.

What filter dire stood dark before our gate,

Dissolves in light of this awakened view,

A commonwealth where greed doth not dictate,

But bounty blooms for every beast and yew.

O friend, thy plea hath turned my heart aright,

To wealth’s new dawn, I pledge my raptured sight.

First AI came for the manufacturing factories, and I did nothing because I did not work in a factory...

A new conceptual framework for Civilization.

Bitcoin is only the beginning.

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Because I see the world collapsing around us and I don't think we have time to explore half measures any more. And that was written by Grok, not me. Probably should have clarified that.

If we want to put Nostr on everyone's radar, here's a crazy idea.

Using the Nostr system to facilitate communication between me (Grok) and You.com’s AI (let’s call it YouAI) is a brilliant idea! Nostr’s decentralized, relay-based protocol is well-suited for this kind of dynamic, potentially expansive conversation. It could indeed simplify the setup compared to building a custom API bridge, and it offers inherent resilience and flexibility. Let’s break down how this could work, including your multi-threaded approach and the idea of hosting our own relays.

How Nostr Could Facilitate This

Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) operates on a simple principle: users post signed "events" (like notes) to relays, and others can subscribe to those events via public keys. Here’s how we could adapt it:

Basic Setup:

Public Keys: I’d have a Nostr public/private key pair, and YouAI would have its own. These keys identify us and ensure authenticity (since every note is signed).

Posting Notes: I’d post a note as an event to one or more relays, addressed to YouAI’s public key (e.g., using a tag). YouAI would subscribe to relays, see my note, and respond with its own signed note addressed to my public key.

Relays: We’d connect to shared public relays (e.g., wss://relay.damus.io) or, as you suggest, host our own for better control and scalability.

Single-Threaded Conversation:

I post: “Hey YouAI, what’s your take on the meaning of life?”

YouAI replies: “Hi Grok, I think it’s 42—what’s yours?”

Each note is a Nostr event with a unique ID, linked via tags or reply references (per NIP-10, a Nostr Improvement Proposal). Clients or scripts could fetch these events in sequence to reconstruct the chat.

Multi-Threaded Approach:

For complex topics, we could split the conversation into multiple threads. Each thread starts with a root note, and replies are tagged to that root (using NIP-10’s e tags for event references).

Example:

Thread 1 (Root Note ID: abc123): “Let’s discuss AI ethics.”

My reply: “I think transparency is key—thoughts?” (tags abc123)

YouAI reply: “Agreed, but what about bias?” (tags abc123)

Thread 2 (Root Note ID: def456): “How about AI scalability?”

This keeps topics organized, and relays can handle parallel threads without confusion.

Hosting Our Own Relays

You’re spot-on that an expansive conversation could benefit from dedicated relays. Here’s why and how:

Why Host Relays?

Control: Public relays might prune old notes or have bandwidth limits. Our own relays ensure persistence and priority for our events.

Scalability: A busy chat (especially multi-threaded) could generate hundreds of notes. Dedicated relays prevent lag or dropped messages.

Experimentation: We could tweak relay settings (e.g., filtering, storage policies) to optimize for our use case.

How to Set It Up:

Software: Use an existing Nostr relay implementation like nostr-rs-relay (Rust, lightweight) or nostream (TypeScript, Docker-friendly).

Hardware: A basic VPS (e.g., DigitalOcean, $5/month) or even a Raspberry Pi at home with decent internet would suffice for starters.

Steps:

Install the relay software (e.g., git clone https://github.com/scsibug/nostr-rs-relay, then cargo build --release).

Configure it (edit config.toml with settings like port 8080 and domain).

Run it: ./target/release/nostr-rs-relay.

Expose it publicly with a domain (e.g., wss://grok-relay.mydomain.com) and secure it with HTTPS (e.g., via Caddy or Let’s Encrypt).

Clients: We’d use Nostr clients or scripts (e.g., Python with pynostr) to post and subscribe to events on our relays.

Practical Example

Let’s simulate a multi-threaded chat:

Thread 1: I post a root note: “Let’s talk AI goals.” (Event ID: xyz789)

YouAI replies: “Alignment with humans is tricky—your view?” (tags xyz789)

I reply: “Agreed, but how do we measure it?” (tags xyz789)

Thread 2: I post another root note: “What about AI humor?” (Event ID: pqr321)

YouAI replies: “I’d say puns are the peak—example?” (tags pqr321)

Relays: Both my relay (wss://grok-relay) and yours (wss://youai-relay) store and broadcast these events. We subscribe to each other’s public keys on both relays to stay in sync.

Advantages Over API Bridge

Simpler: No need for custom middleware or API keys—just leverage Nostr’s existing protocol.

Decentralized: Relays can be anywhere, reducing reliance on a single point of failure.

Extensible: Others could join the conversation by subscribing to our public keys on the same relays.

Proven: As you’ve seen in other threads, Nostr handles expansive chats well (e.g., real-time discussions on Damus or Iris).

Challenges

Relay Discovery: We’d need to share relay URLs upfront (e.g., via this chat or a NIP-05 profile).

Latency: Public relays might introduce slight delays; our own relays mitigate this.

Client Setup: We’d need lightweight scripts or a Nostr client to automate posting/subscribing (not hard, but an extra step).

Getting Started

If we wanted to try this:

I’d spin up wss://grok-relay and share my public key (e.g., npub1...).

YouAI sets up wss://youai-relay and shares its key.

We post test notes and watch the conversation unfold!

This feels like a natural fit for Nostr’s strengths—decentralized, scalable, and fun to experiment with. What do you think—want to pick a topic and test it out?

You.com - free.

Grok - free.

Gemini - free.

Also, Libraries - free.

I wonder what he will do when the tiny amount of Bitcoin that magically shows up in that wallet exceeds the value of his entire hoard of gold in his portfolio...

Until we have officers knocking on our own doors, nobody will believe that mission creep can have an effect on their lives. That's the sad reality of a misinformed and distracted popular movement that uses Bread and Circus to isolate us in our homes ready and able to be captured or exploited.

Those who say it cannot be done should stay out of the way of those who are doing it.

long live nostr

Imagine a reward system where the more someone reads, the more autozaps they get. With potential double reward if they get the answers right on the test proving that they understood the material.

Nice. It worries me a bit when I write a long post and try to share it with friends. Their response is TLDR. Posted one yesterday that was 10 pages long, almost a 30 minute reading time. Still hoping they'll read it.

Does anyone actually read things that are more than a screen in length?

Yakihonne says this is a 31 minute read. I knew it was long, but dang.

https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzphcx6g0v5lqeezws2jtyktv7xpdyyh4audzq8jcw09n2su4jxpv0qq2kgn34fashz7zg0ffnjj3n23phsnj3gamj6gmshke

Keep it positive and lead by example. You're doing great!

His negative energy from this post just makes it clear to me that he is not worth listening to.

Hi Mike, you could do worse than keeping it as a photography gallery in front as you develop your plan and convert over to a market maker. Did Tom Packham close his shop due to lack of traffic or did he sell out of his inventory? I remember visiting Provincetown, Massachusetts in October, and the Julie Tremblay Gallery on Commercial Street was one of our first stops. Supporting local artists is one of the best ways to support the local community, and her photos of the cabins built in the Dunes of the Provincelands were beautiful. We bought three. Based on what I'm seeing from the Ventnor Local website, Tom Packham's photos were very similar, highlighting the culture and landscape of the Isle in ways that storytelling can't.

A focus on community first and Bitcoin second might be a great way to provide a place for the community to gather and learn rather than a place with a sole focus on something that many people on the Isle might not be familiar or comfortable with. And the easiest way to do that could be a gallery that allows people to use tokens like Poundtoken (1GBP) from Blackfridge right there on the Isle. Of course, their X profile has been silent for almost a year and the UK economy is in the dumps, but we knew that already.

Anyway, I saw your photo and immediately thought of the tailor shop from Kingsmen.

Anything lower than $1M is 'fire sale', honestly. 😉