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 nostr being overtaken by VC and corporate interests

it was better when we had 20 relays and each one had at most 30 users, and a total of 100 users

(before EOSE and replaceable/ephemeral events existed) nostr:note15j3xkwzvwpeltjw899xt9nx8a94lxe6te5hgpuxdmd3aafxfwuhqn8fgmd 
 there was no npub/nsec/nevent/note
only hex identifiers

branle was what everyone used, and nos2x was a bit simpler 
 No need for nostalgia, flow with it, Nostr is a river! 
 except thanks to all the bitcoin shitfluencers and VCs the protocol is arguably worse to use and less decentralized 
 Oh noes bitcoin sh...what??
 
 don't follow Bitcoin shitfluencers. you can even block them. 

it's not my experience though, for me Nostr is now the best it has ever been. But even this is not the final stage. It evolves.

If you don't like it, either make it better or leave elsewhere.  
 I second to that.

btw. i only use "All follows" filter, following ppl as I find them interesting in conversations.

plus couple of hastags

blocking ppl all the time when they just waste my time reading theirs bs. 
 not following, but it doesn’t stop them trying to buy out developers and pushing their own agendas 
 how exactly does that affect you? 

I use some pretty good apps that work well. Never felt in stress by any agendas. Not as a user, not as a developer either. 
 Nostr is overtaken? 🙅‍♂️