Not gonna lie, I really don't care about crypto culture. It is clearly the main topic on this platform.
I like the idea of a decentralized messaging protocol because I think it's extremely important that people be able to communicate. Crypto is cool and all, but it really doesn't have to be the only topic (fwiw, I do own some, even if it isn't my life).
I've seen a lot of posts on here about how to help nostr overcome the networking effects of Twitter, Facebook, etc. One thing that can help is if the most followed accounts aren't only talking about Bitcoin or the lightning network or whatever.
We could also have someone create an account for Donald Trump and tell him to post here, then you'll definitely get more eyeballs lol.
So you want centralized money with the decentralized messaging protocol?
No. Finding crypto culture tacky and annoying doesn't mean I support fiat money. It means my personality isn't tied up in this one thing to such a degree that it's the only thing I know how to talk about. Like, literally, go outside of your house to some public place, grab some random person, and ask them what they like to talk about. How many of them do you honestly think will be like "HODL ALL DAY BRUH."
Maybe about 1 in a 100. How many crypto bros do you see on nostr?
Dude you need to get out more if you think even 1% of people you run into on the street will consider Bitcoin their favorite conversation topic.
I said crypto not bitcoin. Threw in nfts and all that into there for the generalization. Didn’t consider “most favorite topic” since most these people are just in it to make a quick buck which would make “money” their favorite topic
Crypto, whatever. I'm saying that it is extremely niche, even if maxis aren't the only ones messing with it anymore. By "public" I'm not just talking about guys at the gym or friends of friends at Sunday brunch, but everyone.
Even if we imagine that crypto becomes ubiquitous, it still wouldn't be what people want to talk about all of the time. How many people on Twitter or Facebook spend all of their time talking about the US mint or fractional reserve banking despite dollars being what everyone uses in their daily lives?
Anyway, my whole point is that people like me understand the value of crypto, but it just isn't so exciting that it's the only thing I ever want to talk about.
I’m not seeing any crypto posts on the global feed. The topics I’m seeing are about food, growing plants and nostr. Where are you seeing these crypto posts?
I didn't say it was the global feed. I said the accounts with the most followers, and therefore the most conversation, all talk about crypto all day.
Oh. Which accounts are these?
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