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 Lets be clear guys, 90% of us nostr and bitcoin users are fellows that work with tech / tech enthusiast. I think we need to focus on reduce the gap between us and them, the common users.

Yes, it's awesome that nostr is a protocol, decentralization is freedom, and bitcoin is running on top of a blockchain but what it really means for the average users?

We need to decrease entry barrier. Common people don't need to know how these things work, neither what is the name of technology used backdoors.

Only adoption will make things really change for good.

And I think we need to bring big spotlight to us. (BTC is already doing it, but it took too long to do so, we know this, and we are far from optimal adoption for a global currency that it deserves to be).

Maybe we need to play "the sales guy man" game.

We do have a Black Friday day over the world right? Why don't we just join forces and make a "Purple WEEK". Discounts for all product using BTC / Nostr interfaces. Invite your journalists friends to cover this event, spread the word of discounts and don't talk about the technology behind it!

We need to circle cripto economy, not just to do buy and hold and this trading shit, we need to really spend money, buy products, it will catch their attention. We need more shops (that sells common products) to start accepting cripto.

This needs to start, and it needs to be a global movement, and it needs to be as soon as possible...

Governments all over the world are bringing their own CDBC to live... and let me tell you. I live in Brasil, and their CDBC is much more user friendly than BTC or Nostr or any Web 3.0 app and it's already inserted in peoples life through fiat...

The way things are moving BTC and general Web 3.0 will always be a marginalized/niche thing.