I think organisers used to give flowers, so this is a less perishable upgrade. It does look kind of odd though . 

 Nor a surprise. 

 My thoughts are that nostr authentication is alien to what most people have been brought up on and the absence of some bridging technology will prevent wide nostr adoption in the short term.
Having said that, slower, more organic growth of the nostr ecosystem might be beneficial in the long term.
 

 Interesting and good to hear people looking into at the intersection of government regulation and big techs nefarious activities . 

 In this replacement cycle things will need to get worse, and worse again, before sufficient space and energy are created to support change. 

 I read the circle by dave eggers a year or so ago. Seems like this is the natural direction of big tech, to surpass and replace the existing institutions.