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 Yes I still think @OpenSats are extremely valuable at this time, and I think they are doing a good job, I just want to encourage another path so the ecosystem doesn’t degrade in a negative way. I don’t see this as a knock against them at all, I just want to ensure there are counterbalances to power. I doubt @ODELL would disagree, I think he has said something similar in the past. Opensats is a stepping stone and is not a long term solution for nostr.

No i have not got VC, i’m supported by grants and damus purple users. 
 Cette mise à plat me semblait plus que  nécessaire après presque 18 mois de construction constante sans relâche et les outils que vous  développez .. cependant attention aux financeurs ce n'est pas souvent un gain d'autonomie et de plus il y a souvent ce fameux épée d'hamocles à la poursuite des résultats qui est source de pression ...dont vous n'avez guère besoin dans votre domaine l'imagination en elle-même est déjà source de pression mais positivement  
 Of course funding is no long term survival strategy. I agree, it’s all about power, always. But funding is a good way to find out how to protect the idea while working on how to earn money. I remember that #Art was a topic on the Damus start page. It’s not anymore. That’s just an example. I don’t see Damus efforts to bring divers ppl here. 
 For folks trying to figure out what the fuss (and plethora of passive aggressive posts recently on nostr) is about, here's the core of it. 

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