People in general don’t care about freedom and privacy until the lack of freedom and privacy endanger some other aspects of their lives they care about

Building freedom tools might help in to ways. Either we build tools that help when their freedom is in danger or we built tools that discourage freedom takers.

Stay humble and build

Don’t know what works for you but connecting with nature usually helps. Go for a swim, long walk in the park and spend some time outside

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There are many good answers to this question and IMO you gotta meet people where they are so different answer to each.

Some might love censorship resistant twitter, some might like payment enabled content creation platform while other would enjoy freedom loving community. It’s different for everyone.

Explaining #Nostr at protocol level is not useful, focusing on different services and apps might be better approach

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For those not familiar with BOLT 12...

What is BOLT 12?

BOLT 12 is a proposed upgrade to the Lightning network. For users, it can enable things like reusable payment requests, increased receiver privacy, and increased censorship resistance.

Reusable Payment Requests

Now that I can slap a QR code on our tip jar, my band can seamlessly receive tips in bitcoin! No more creating a new QR code for every virtual fan who wants to tip us after a moon colony gig, and no more losing 75% of potential tippers due to the long wait for BOLT 11 invoices.

Receiver Privacy

As a shadowy super coder contributing to Bitcoin Core, I needed a way to accept donations that preserves anonymity while compartmentalizing my 784 digital identities. With BOLT 12’s route blinding, I can now accept payments discreetly and securely!

Social Integration

I’m a content creator on Nostr who has always wanted a self-custodial way to accept zaps for my VR artwork. By publishing my bitcoin wallet’s payment code to my Nostr profile, I can receive zaps directly, without custodians or middlemen. Viva la BOLT 12!

Auto-withdrawals

After hearing some cyborgs talk about bitcoin on XNBC Squawk Cube, I decided to buy in. Later, I learned that it's better to self-custody bitcoin rather than trust exchanges. So, I set my exchange account to automatically deposit bitcoin into a self-custodial wallet using BOLT 12 offers.

Censorship Resistance

As an activist living under an authoritarian robot regime, I needed a way to accept donations without payment services blocking my IP address. With onion messaging, my IP address remains hidden, ensuring I can receive support securely. Smash the autonomous patriarchy!

Yo Primal, reply button doesn't work on web app. Just thought you might want to know nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr

Also only on Primal web app I get bombarded with with expired certificates and it is something that has been going on for months

With Bolt12 Offers we can have static QR codes or strings that can be utilized by users to fetch new invoices from each other.

This means we could create a Bolt12 code that relates to our wallet and post this up to receive donations or to receive regular ongoing payments. It also means streamers, content creators, or fund-raisers could use a single QR code to take donations cheaply and quickly.

Lets bring new experience to Lightning!

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Can we finally have Bolt12 offers implemented by wallets?

Rocket car or electric spaceship. What is it? nostr:note1lrnhv4rngrpm7cmljw3k4wn6djr9l44rut0adh3dzmy8fd39eyasxgl97l

“Digital monetary photosynthesis”

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There are only two things that truly fulfill me except my family - programming and oil painting.

I’m a simple man

Or is understanding how fucked up the world actually prerequisite to understanding #Bitcoin? nostr:note1c8r0k44q0aagg4a7uu6fx0yday54gm7t3mdy37w2nfxgneg4hhes72hnqe

Not every podcast needs the level of censorship resistance #Nostr offers but many could surely benefit from it nostr:note1t948cxh56jj83ejg4tkqry0akdrx5866glzxuz4nqhg050pa2a8skaf6v3

The way someone approaches #Bitcoin is the measuring stick we use to understand how smart one is nostr:note1qr46aqkvlhglvcp00a5wmy50seqth3h56jt9u0lj26qwe6qvf84s70q53t

Just wait for them to figure out they can’t do shit when it comes to truly decentralized and censorship resistant protocols

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The oil industry is figuring out how #Bitcoin makes their life much easier and their balance sheet more attractive for investors nostr:note1q9ycpvj60q7fq95dtlpster8gh3ekuxzua2unuymft90tf3ne2psz3nmdk

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It’s an interesting point of view, but in my social circle there are many more people who suffer because of the fucked up monetary system than those who require censorship resistant social network.

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I thought we were supposed to blame Taylor for inflation

If you care to wonder why Elon is so happy

Might try to beat you then 😜

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