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.