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 Scenario1)

Overall design could be part of it.  Imagine using the typical nostr client over tor from Russia, too much bandwidth it would be loading forever.  I think he probably just doesn't have time to mess around with nostr in its current form.  Outboxes, bandwidth saving proxies, relay discovery.  These things will be ready the next time he tries (in a while because didn't he just have a baby?)

Scenario2)

I can't imagine him being in Russia and being allowed to use social media freely anyway, even via tor (duh his account says it's him, they absolutely know who and where he is at all times) .. so that means it's probably his job to use it and he's under heavy Russian influence and can only do what they tell him.  So they told him not to promote nostr or etc.

Am I the only one thinking like this?  Why does it seem like everyone assumes he's in a safe spot and has freedom?  He already gave all that up to try to help the USA citizens.  It's gone.  I'm sure he would rather forget the internet exists at this point.  Whatever reason he is on X, it's only to an extent that Russia allows him. 
 Wait, you’re not talking about Alex Jones are you? Are you talking about Snowden? 
 Can’t wait, this is a fantastic project since long before the dawn of time, before any choices were made for the chosen to stand out. 
 Snowden yeah.  If he's truly decided to use nostr, we would never know it.  He would have a diff account and hide it well.   
 no need to even create an account at all, if all you want to do is read public notes