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 It doesn't feel right to immediately start the description of nostr off with "we are just like these other things but apolitical"
our strength isn't that we are rebuilding what X, bluesky or anyone else has built. but instead that we are actually using cryptography, unlike them... 
 We get a lot of newb traffic, so having references to services they use seems to make sense.
I think I'm too tired to crack it tonight. Suggestions are very welcome 🙏 
 I don't have any useful suggestions, just don't want it to seem like we are picking a fight with X or bluesky. Technically nothing is stopping them from using Nostr keys

Great work on the site so far though 
 The “apolitical” branding is weird 💀

Are you trying to convey “nostr is not leftie Bluesky or righty truth social”..? 
 Yes, although it's clanky. Will stick with just commons 
 I also don't agree that we are apolitical. We took a political position when we decided to build this protocol. Someone else can label that position but nonetheless, it is political.  
 It's politically apolitical