I personally do not see #nostr becoming mainstream any time soon. Don't get me wrong, I think it is superior, however there is no urgency to use it by the masses 

Historically free, open, decentralized software projects have lagged greatly to closed for-profit centralized projects

The biggest value in nostr will continue to be as a safeguard. It is extremely important to maintain and improve it as it is a "check" that could very well be needed one day (same as #bitcoin)

That being said, I do think the potential is there. I'm not technical, only interested in privacy and decentralized projects. I stumbled upon nostr and was able to use it. It works. 

#bitcoin #nostr #linux #selfhost 

 The Australian gov is planning to pass a bill in 6 months that would ban social media for under 16yo and will result in all Australians having to KYC for legacy socials access. Most people will probs just follow along but some might start to look for alternatives. I agree that it will take time but maybe not too long. 

 yeah these types of scenarios show the importance of nostr.
 I would agree with you also in that it won't shift many to it. Most people do not care about KYC right now and that isn't reason enough to shift. they are used to it. 

 It will be interesting to see how the gov will ‘manage’ Nostr under their new bill. Could be a very interesting case study. I’m predicting no impact at all on Nostr users in Aus. And there are dozens of us!!