Nostrasia Edward Snowden notes No. 2
Can we fight it, can we raise awareness, if not can we create new jurisdictions online in our own space. Infrastructure based on other people's stuff isn't secure.

Chinese and U.S. everything apps to contain your life for government review. Nostrverse is a human-based alternative with 
 infinite variety in apps and clients.

People don't control their own lightning, kinda defeats the point.
Facebook etc. servers were funded, we need to fund them. Avoid monetization and the Twitter points of failure that led to ads and enshittification.

Too much dependence on specific relays that then fold or force everyone to use the same relay.
We need to get new users recognized (they have no followers). Shoutouts?
 
Nostr isn't ready for a big rush. Get onboarding and everything figured out first. "make it easy, make it friendly, call out what's interesting about nostr"

block lists and follow lists and trending people etc. to help new users out.

agitate. Free Assange. They could, but they don't.

reading  suggestions:
discourses on voluntary servitude
the wealth of nations

Teach how the internet/technology/phones works
We want to make it accessible to the non-specialists. Not a religion for the techpriests but accessible to all.