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Thanks for the heads up! I had the wrong one listed
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Nester update 🌍🐾
Quick update on Nester: the project is currently on pause. I’d love to pick it back up once I find another passionate traveler + freedom-tech builder who wants to help push the product forward. If that’s you, or you know someone aligned, reach out.
In the meantime, we’ve been traveling the world using (yes… centralized 😩) platforms to take care of all kinds of animals. It’s been wild in the best way seeing new places, meeting people from every background, and realizing just how many people deeply crave freedom but don’t yet know how to access it. Most are still looking within the system for the solution… which only seems to reinforce the system itself.
This season has been a mix of gratitude and longing, grateful to love on people by caring for their homes and their animals, and longing for the decentralized future we know is possible. Saddened by how stuck so many feel, yet hopeful because the desire for freedom is everywhere. And once people see a real alternative, they won’t go back.
Nester will have its moment. Until then, we’re soaking in the culture, the relationships, and the reminder that the world is full of people waiting for something better.
I just graduated from USC.
I now have a bachelor’s in Business Economics and a master’s in Marketing, where I took over 42 units of finance and economics courses.
And still, none of those courses taught me what I learned on my own. No class explained the truth about the broken system we live in. It was brushed off.
I found that through late nights and early mornings studying Bitcoin, questioning fiat, and questioning everything I had ever been taught about economics, realizing the financial world is built on sinking sand.
Reading Broken Money by nostr:nprofile1qqsf9g5gd6vxdkc5dsngzu0scdtwtlhc7nuscz8cxxs4qtpd3fch5rg8h9v33 built the foundation.
Reading The Bitcoin Standard and Principles of Economics by nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgkklh5m connected the dots.
The Big Print by nostr:nprofile1qqsypjyxzkns7qnxrylzsgh3h53e3sd86mq8auv24dr4mtkxdqlzjcc04yka9 lit the fire.
nostr:nprofile1qqsvf646uxlreajhhsv9tms9u6w7nuzeedaqty38z69cpwyhv89ufcqngza3a podcast helped me put words to what I was feeling. Rage, urgency, hope, and purpose.
And hearing nostr:nprofile1qqst0dgucffpd4xpp0y94cns2hy6j307wl90633u7gajpyt7888xs9sqce8p9 about Bitcoin as a way to protect his kids’ future made me realize I want that too.
Bitcoin gave me clarity. It gave me hope.
Choosing Bitcoin isn’t about wealth. It’s about building something real for my future family. It’s the hardest money there is, one that comes with strong conviction.
I’m making a decision now, to become someone my future kids will be proud of and grateful for.
A decision to reject comfort. To choose discipline over dopamine.
I don’t want to waste my 20s watching Love Island, mindlessly scrolling TikTok, or watching football each week.
I want to understand the truth behind financial markets and why the system is built to keep us dependent.
I want to see through all the noise, stack sats, build conviction, become unshakable, and tell the story of sound money.
I’m not like the rest of my generation, and I’m okay with that.
Welcome!
I want to update my IPhone Lock Screen to show just Bitcoin metrics. Anyone have any suggestions? #asknostr
🏡🐶🐈 Nester Progress Update
The MVP is starting to take shape! Just shipped:
Screenshot below 📸 — it’s raw, but it’s real.
Now I’m calling in builders:
⚡ React/Next.js devs
⚡ Nostr protocol tinkerers (NIP-04/05/57/etc.)
⚡ Lightning integrators (Alby, NWC, etc.)
Nester is about reimagining travel 🌎 — no middlemen, just people helping people, backed by open reputation and sats.
If you’re passionate about building the next generation of travel on Nostr, DM, zap and share.
We’re just getting started. 🧡🐾
#buildinpublic #nostr #bitcoin #lightning #travel #dev
Definitely will keep you in the loop as it progresses - thanks for your interest!
Ok try now! I think something happened with my Alby Wallet - working with support to resolve
How fun! Unfortunately not this year
Amazing partnership opportunity!
👷♂️ Devs — if you’re into React, Nostr (NIP-04/05/57), Lightning (Alby, NWC, etc.), let’s connect.
📣 Everyone else — if this mission resonates, sharing this post helps massively. Collaboration is what makes these ideas come to life
🚨 Calling devs who want to build the peer-to-peer future — I need your help.
If this lights you up, DM me, share this post and/or zap — let’s build.
🚧 Building Nester: Decentralized House and Pet Sitting on Nostr
Looking for devs to help me build Nester — a fully decentralized platform for trusted house and pet sitting, built on Nostr + Lightning.
Think: TrustedHousesitters + Airbnb meets Nostr. No platform lock-in. Open reputation. Sats for sits. All while traveling. 🌎
👷♂️ Currently building:
• Public sit requests (Nostr events)
• NIP-05 identity on profiles
• NIP-04 encrypted messaging (host ↔ sitter)
• Lightning zaps/boosts/payments
• References, reviews, and availability calendar
🧠 Looking for:
• React/Next.js devs
• Nostr builders (NIP-04/05/57/etc.)
• Lightning tinkerers (Alby, NWC, etc.)
DM me or zap if you’re interested in building the peer-to-peer future of trust 🧡🐾
#nostr #lightning #buildinpublic #bitcoin
Where in Ethiopia? Love ethiopia - founded nonprofit in Addis Ababa but love much of the countryside
Would be happy to have your feedback! Still a bit out- looking for some dev help. Let me know if you know anyone!
Plus other services geared towards the home - making travel more cooperative rather than consumptive
Very much so!
#Nostrclient coming soon!
Reimagining travel.
Peer-to-peer. Permissionless. Sustainable.
Stay → help → earn sats.
Built on Nostr.
📡 brettjohnson@getalby.com
⚡ zap enabled
#slowtravel #bitcoin #freedomtech #peer2peer #openforcollab