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My most recent article on having your cake and eating it too https://johnpottergr.substack.com/p/liquid-staking-the-next-financial #crypto

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Lyn Alden

My father in law checks the bitcoin price more often than I do now.

jpbalfour 1y ago

Hi Lyn, I've been thinking about NOSTR alot - I'd love for it to succeed but I'm not even on here much myself. But what if Primal provided crypto income based on content viewing activity? While not a new idea, past schemes based on this idea have not been sustainable. There is one that is.

A company named Verasity uses new Ai tech to save publishers ad revenue by eliminating bot views in ad view counts. The funds saved in ad costs (indirectly) pay users to view content (Verasity has a patent on View-2-Earn).

Could View-2-Earn be incorporated into Primal? If so, it might provide a financial incentive to users. (full disclosure - I'm an investor). Here is some more info: https://verawallet.io/earn-vra?c=US

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Erik Cason

I’m coming to the sad conclusion that there really isn’t much going on inside of 90% of people. While they have the capacity and capability to self-reflect and creatively engage in the world, they don’t. They desire ease, comfort, and conformity above all else.

Not only that, but they fill themselves with so much garbage, propaganda, and ideals from others around them who are similar; they mute any real voice or agency that does come from within. They are not interested in the dynamic creative possibilities of the world, but the ease of obedience towards those who know what’s best for them. Their motto is ‘don’t rock the boat’.

These people are fucking dangerous, not because they want to hurt you, but because they lack the capacity to truly self-reflect in a meaningful way. They don’t care about what is true, just that the rules are followed. They don’t want to feel uncomfortable within self-reflection, but to flee into the values of others they have been told are theirs as well and is the only right way to be.

It is a valorization of callousness, a celebration of conformity, and a religious respect for authority to such an extent that their own personal responsibility vanishes.

These are NPCs. They are agents of the system and an integral part of how it functions and projects power. They are little more that drones at the subservience of the state, and only a radical awakening that forces them into the existential angst of what their only life is and means is the only thing that can truly awaken beings that are so asleep that they have forgotten their own being.

jpbalfour 1y ago

Its nothing new, however. And much worse in other countries

jpbalfour 1y ago

Nostr seems to offer novel ways for promote income that may be less transactional (pmt for service ) and more win-win (income is generated for all users). Its really intriguing but I need to do more research here. Preferably a group project. Anyone have any ideas?

jpbalfour 1y ago

what are some creative ways to generate income on nostr? How might the funds in the zap pool be used to generate passive income for everyone via DeFi or staking? https://liquidity-provider.com/articles/how-to-earn-passive-income-with-defi-in-2024/

jpbalfour 1y ago

Wouldn't it be interesting if advertisers were savvy enough to zap nostr users to view their advertisements? I think that sort of happens on LinkedIn, except no one gets paid (why did this person look at my profile?). Micropayments for ads might be a cheaper strategy than the conventional advertising.

jpbalfour 1y ago

no answer, I guess you're just an asshole

jpbalfour 1y ago

uh- ok what point are you trying to make?

jpbalfour 1y ago 💬 2

My first nostr note. Nostr has gotten me interested in writing about crypto again, as I think it can help it go mainstream. I've written a lot about AI and data management but crypto is always the most exciting topic to write about. Thinking about writing about Nostr now, still need to learn more about it.

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jpbalfour

Thank you. I really appreciate your insights here (and in crypto, finance). Does the nostr.directory still work? Getting a 500 status error regardless of browser.

jpbalfour 1y ago

Sorry - thought I was responding to Lyn. Glad to follow.

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JoeBoonie

Welcome to #nostr 🥳

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jpbalfour 1y ago 💬 2

Thank you. I really appreciate your insights here (and in crypto, finance). Does the nostr.directory still work? Getting a 500 status error regardless of browser.