I agree. Nostr could thrive without btc if the right "new thing" popped up or if the right media publication wrote a positive story. Once you're here, you'll get into btc whether you wanted to or not. I've sold more tangible goods for zaps over nostr in 18 months than I have for in-person btc in the same period and I'm not even running a business profile. I know a lot of that is who the community is made up of, but the process has been so easy for both parties that there is now way this isn't the future of e-commerce... once things are mostly stable enough for it.  

 no* lol 

 not even? 

 no, i think the currency of ideas is the base of #nostr but zaps will make it sustainable, eg nostr.land nostr.wine nostr.build and more will emerge as the demand rises. 

 😂 yes, not even... as in I am not even. It feels more open-ended than 'not' because I might. Or maybe it's just a ghost of my past