We share the same tendency towards Monero, and even then I see it more as a practical solution than an ideological one.
The lean towards BTC is a problem for this network, because it is an ideological enthusiasm most do not share. This ideology contains dubious claims towards freedom and sovereignty through crypto which are patently false. In reality, it is a technology. Some will use it and some won’t. I was never interested in it as a useful thing until the lightning network, because it solves a technical problem with crypto in general, making these minute transactions possible.
What I love about Nostr is the notion of owned identities and the censorship resistance. I don’t think people grasp how cool and how necessary this actually is. We need decentralization. Nostr provides a solution to an actual problem, and that’s why I should be using it above all else even if I’m not exactly bullish on the protocol’s ability to onboard and retain given the prevalence of BTC idealism here. What Nostr needs is a flood of normies who see past the noise long enough to build a stable presence.
frjosh / Fr. Josh Miller
npub13ta…6e08
2023-10-11 15:18:38
in reply to nevent1q…5k9h
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2023-10-11 15:18:38Event JSON
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