so, i've been nosing around #nostr for the past couple of days, and honestly, nothing about it really call my name. i went as far as to create a lightning wallet (serious "iugh" here). i'm seriously disappointed with the whole thing because it seems like it's just a circlejerk of #cryptobros all completely obsessed with #bitcoin and nothing else, all around.

and you know what bugs me the most? it's all about money. there's no real substance. money, money, btc, transactions, bad-bank, money again, etc.

it's like they're more of a cult than a community, totally closed off to newcomers (you might as well not exist if you're new). and just like bluesky and x, it's all about these celebrity-like accounts, just circling around each other, shutting out the rest of us.

everything just feels so phony and false: the woke posts from nostr-client developers (looks like everyone is "building tools" for it), the so-called tech gurus, even jack himself; not to mention all the users pushing web-3 crap. just crypto, money, "i am rich because of btc" and more boring stuff.

anyway, i've kept my npub just for laughs, and because i think there's a chance it could be taken over by some genuinely interesting people and i can't wait for it to happen and try again. 

 Nothing is stopping you from posting whatever it is you think would be better. Nostr is very young and has been worked on by almost exclusively Bitcoiners, who are not crypto bros. Those terms mean completely different things.

Human society can not function in a healthy manner without healthy money. You dont have to be interested in human flourishing, but some of us are.

You're free to watch Netflix or whatever other garbage is on TikTok, etc. Or you could start contributing whatever it is you value on Nostr. You're here very early. Expecting to see much else is absurd. Nostr is a protocol. You can post whatever you like using it.

 

 everyone starts somewhere. good luck 🙏 

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