Oddbean

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 Hmm, I’d follow an expert on lichen. 😁 I’d class them as a normie though - with an area of expertise. It’s a funny term. Perhaps I think of the term more as a non-dev, non-bitcoiner. 😅 Someone who posts about interests, experience, expertise outside of bitcoin and dev. (caveat: they can still be a dev and a bitcoiner 😅).

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 The lichen expert sees a bitcoiner as normie with a particular interest too tho lol.

'Mf doesn't even stack lichen'

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 I’d imagine they do. But where are they? Waiting to follow them… 😂

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 They're on twitter tbh

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 Yep, although I’d argue that more are not actually. Real science research community is poorly represented on all social media in general. It’s simply not suited to it or the “done thing”. But of those who are on there, why are they? Ego? Peers are on there as well? Twitter market penetration over time?

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 just generally speaking about niche interest and expertise, (not specifically 'lichen expert' lol) they're on twitter because there will be other people with their interest and the possibility of finding even more, or the possibility of reaching people via the massive userbase. And having meaningful conversation, making real life connections, events, career opportunities etc etc.

Now imagine a lichen expert on nostr. 

That's why they're not here, none of these conditions are already here for them, and even worse, there's not much hope for the possibility of these conditions emerging on nostr. Certainly not any time soon.

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 I agree (I have interests I don’t post about akin to the lichen expert). Can even compare this with the number of Brits here. Feels like that number is barely into double figures at the moment. I’m hopeful things will evolve in time though.