Thanks for sharing the diagram.

“Bob sees Alice's notes from Relay 2

because he follows her directly,but he wouldn't be able to discover her content without following her.”

Have I got that right ？Bob followed Alice, Bob can see her notes even if he don't add relay2 ? 🤔

Lightning network capacity cruising at over 5,100 #Bitcoin

Up & to the right.

FREEDOM OR CONTROL - YOUR SUPPORT SHOWS YOUR CHOICE

I saw a long thread discussing another spam attack on Nostr last night. That's not going to stop for free relays. Spammers will always use free services with large audiences to spam. Stopping them is a game of whack-a-mole that even the big Social Media companies have failed to win despite their deep pockets and teams of engineers.

The solution is value-for-value: pay for what you use and find valuable. If Nostr benefits you in some way, be willing to pay for the tools you use that provide it to you (relays, clients, etc). If you can't pay but you can build or support it in some other way, that's great, too.

I had a person (jokingly I assume) say they were sad I didn't ⚡ them. The first thing that jumped into my mind when I read the note was "What benefit are you providing?" I had never seen any other post from them before.

If you want to live in a free world, you need to ask that question often, both of yourself and of others: what benefit are you providing? Because any time you're getting something "free", it's not free. Somebody is paying for it. If that person isn't you, then someone else is setting the agenda for what you consume. Is that what you want?

For many, the idea of freedom is like the idea of owning a boat. They daydream about how great it would be to have a boat, take it out on the water, fish, swim and enjoy it all. But they never buy a boat. Why? Because boats cost money and take work to maintain. All that pleasure has a price. Either you're willing to pay it, or you're not.

Freedom is no different. I hear a lot of talk about freedom today, and that's good. Freedom of speech is a big one. But what are you doing to support those that are building the tools that give you that freedom? Are you content to daydream about that freedom and how nice it would be while never taking any action, or are you willing to put some skin in the game to turn that dream into a reality both for yourself and others you care about?

We've been conditioned to get things for "free", but it's a lie and a trick that's resulted in us selling ourselves and our choices to the highest bidder. For me, Nostr is the path to freedom, but Nostr is not free. It costs money to run the relays, servers and services, and it costs time (which results in lost earning power) to code clients that provide the experience you want and create great content on an ad-free platform.

So if you believe in freedom, and I know you do (that's why you're here) then support the builders that are providing value to you. Show that freedom is not just a daydream. Governments and nefarious actors have long taken advantage of the masses just daydreaming about freedom. Let's wake the world up from that dream and make it a reality. This is our shot. Let's not miss the target.

My deepest thanks to all of those that are supporting the builders already. You are true heroes. 🙏

By popular demand: #[2]

Follower count was def a mistake for us at Twitter

Maybe not a mistake, but def changes everything

Yes,

By boadcasting you share the note to the relays you are posting to, without including your own information there. At least that is how I understand it.

Some clients might also automatically broadcast notes that you are answering to. I'm not sure which ones do this.

This is how it looks in amethyst.

If any of you are looking for something to do on Sunday evening and you want to hang out with some NYC plebs, come join us. #[0] 🧡🗽

If any of you are looking for something to do on Sunday evening and you want to hang out with some NYC plebs, come join us. #[0] 🧡🗽

Darths bullishness is inversely proportional to price.

He got it.

Thank you! I’m using Damus, which allows you to add a .gif URL in your profile.

Correct. But someone other might still broadcast their note on a relay that you are using - and that way you might see some of the posts.

✋🏻 wait wait. Let me collect myself for a minute here. You're telling me i'm now digitally free, own my identity across 1000 clients and use LN for more meaningful stuff than buying overpriced coffee?

Damn ✊🏻 I'm so in Nostrich..

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Hopefully zaps will help along with quality content 👍 and im praying the blue-haired Karens are too thick to understand key ownernship 🤣🤣

Yes I'm a Brit, kinda ashamed to say that at the mo, I'm just free thinking through all this utter crazyness and smiling at the clowns along the way 👍👍

I love the lack of anger on #Nostr 🙏 i know this honeymoon phase will not last forever and the bellends will shift platforms... but for now ill embrace the pleasure 🥰