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 Appreciate you laying it out.
But I don’t think what you laid out is a viable pathway to something large or significant.

If nostr is going to be some minor little network where a few people congregate to avoid ads and just chat to each other - sure. I see value in that.

But that won’t change the web or make any meaningful impact in the world.

The future is content creation, and that means more and more content creators and a larger and larger creator economy.  (Yep…more influencers).

Sure - 80% of them are cringe, but 20% are excellent educators and there is loads to learn. (Maybe it’s 90/10, or 99/1 ).

The web is going to become the future of education. And that means content creators, selling stuff, and that also means ads.

Will Nostr play that game ?
Or will it remain small and fringe ?