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 building a business on bitcoin grounds you in economic reality. It’s much clearer if you are on the right path or not. 
 is Damus not loading for some reason? or it's just me? 
 Looks like your relay list got wiped. Did you login to another client ? 
 Which also makes it 10x harder 
 Can you elaborate @jb55 ? Why does it ground you in economic reality? 
 not having a money printer fuel artificial growth means you have to think hard about how you are going to provide value or else you lose. Its definitely making me think about it more. I’m more technical and non-business minded person, as fun as it is to spend money to build new tech, it’s not enough to make a project succeed long term. I have always been focused on the tech side of things because thats what I’m good at, but it’s not enough.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that going the bitcoin v4v route is a much clearer signal, if people like what your doing you can tell immediately which helps steer the direction of what you’re working on. apple cut that signal off. Trying to get it back 😔 
 Apple killed Damus.  Agreed. 
 Wouldn’t go that far 😅 definitely making the job a bit harder. If they want a fight then so be it. Once devs realize this value model is superior and apple starts losing devs then what do they have? A pretty piece of glass? 
 Keep fighting the good fight!⚡️🤘 
 The freest energy market in existence provides pure economic signal. Few 
 Gut instinct  
 Like the nostr.landb paid relay that accepts Bitcoin from their customers and uses it to pay Hetzner for the hosting ... err aah wait dang Hetzner doesn't take crypto. The revolution has been postponed it seems.

Found this cute "reseller" btw: https://bithost.io/ Advertises "crypto" but prices quoted in dollars exactly my sense of humor.