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 The bull market for bitcoin is the bear market for nostr...

Is that fair to say? 🤔

Can nostr attract AND retain new users during price chat frenzies? I have my doubts. I'll look at the stats. 🤔🤔🤔

I could be totally wrong, just my suspicion. 
 I'm not even convinced it can retain existing users at times like this. 🤔 
 Has anyone made a proper bitcoin-free algo feed? (Detecting: Text, slang, price, images, GIFs, videos etc?) 

If not, now is definitely the time lol.

Not sure anything would be left, but would be interesting to see the results. 
 If I were running a client with aspirations of actually lasting, this would be my main priority. I don't think any client has bothered tho. Which makes me wonder...

 
 That would be a much better and good feed for a new person to stumble across. 
 I think I'll just continue to use nostr sparingly and go to twitter more.

Devs invested in the success of Nostr should just do it, if they have any hopes of Nostr succeeding. imo 
 Ok, >90000 is good lol. But still, I grumble on lolol 
 I don't want to be the Grinch BUT... Lol... with each price increase of bitcoin, nostr becomes more and more unusable for everyone outside of bitcointwitter. (And even some people who are from bitcointwitter.)

That just seems to be a fact.

Unless you disagree. In which case you are...

92 
 It's not how this works tho is it? They see this is just bitcointwitter2. They use twitter for variety instead ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯. This seems to be how it works in reality. 🤔 
 Stop following Bitcoiners.. on nostr?
How would this even work? This is a bitcoiner chatroom?? 
 No definitely not the only reason, but Nostr being a bitcointwitter clone is up there as most common complaint (from people who bothered to leave feedback). It is also the most commonly ignored complaint (cos what can even be done? Lol) 
 '...the benedict option is about Christians; protestant, catholic, orthodox, going deeper into their traditions to root ourselves and traditions so we will not be captured in modernity's disorder.

We need to live lives of spiritual discipleship, great discipline and we need to do so in small groups, so we we're not just out there doing it alone. This is not a guarantee, it's no escape from the world. 

...we need to have this radical counter-cultural and even somewhat separatist mentality, even as we know we can't head for the hills because there's no escaping this, modernity will find us.'

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp89qh469qapddgsrr8qw84xx08y7q34fm3cw3m64c2g9ufq9ydqtqy2hwumn8ghj7erfw36x7tnsw43z7un9d3shjqpq7vq8n60a7c2h2jaw700mxe0v7jydy8zlpsxa4yaladmkm2yegg2slckctq 
 Rod Dreher and Peter Leithart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVksB6F9xzg

'"Live not by lies" author, Rod Dreher, and Theopolis Institute President, Dr. Peter Leithart, talk candidly with philosopher Dr. Travis Coblentz about the secularization of American culture and the future of the American church.'

#christian 
 not really sure who these people are, but interesting conversation 
 A Meowy Christmas (2017) - Trailer

'A couple of bumbling burglars are mistaken as two aliens by a talking cat that watches too many conspiracy videos. Regardless it’s up to Ms. Whiskers and her rat friend, Chuck, to capture them and save Christmas'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meBmy3PeqL0 
 The Clarkson "king" meme unironicly is a way forward.

Have a mass agree on an avatar:
- establis... 
 It’s one thing telling people how to live their lives when you have 200btc  stashed with Casa b... 
 Is this even possible in the UK? how the hell do you pay rent?

Tell me your secrets witch lol;) 
 2073 (2024) - Trailer

this looks pretty hilariously bad

Synopsis: 
https://image.nostr.build/942903baaac111d53c1c63746c888918c2e5b70a43652b97509f79bca4ed48c3.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgyFo0Q5qAc

#films #movies #kino #filmstr
 
 Maybe lol. I think ChatGPT fed on Blueskynet made this film.

I refuse to believe an actual human made this film.

'ghost' lol 
 The price of bitcoin ticker brain implant has gone rogue and keeps demanding more cappuccinos paid on the lightning network inside beach huts.

 
 Scrolling nostr until I see a post about the price of bitcoin

https://image.nostr.build/4bf5c19601b5d01c91eb48db526bffb1038b27703eca852633ba5ee1cdda2d70.jpg

GN 
 Someone at work talked at me about the price of bitcoin. Was like being on nostr. 😤😉 
 nostr vs bluesky? 
 🤔
nostr has 24 users
Bluesky has 24 million automatic blocklists 
 Honestly I think people try Bluesky and leave cos it's almost entirely an insufferable concentration of people reliving 2010s left twitter.

...And go back to twitter, cos it's the only microblogging site with any variety.

(Unless they want 2010s left twitter of course, which is not an insignificant amount of people tbf) 
 Lol apparently, probably quite a large audience for that too. But also just as alienating to a lot of people as 24 users talking about every $1 price move bitcoin does. 
 Twitter.com

See ya in the bear market 🫡

I'm out lol 
 No 
 It's going to be non-stop price posts, isn't it?
🥱🥱🥱
 
 Visiting a Greek Orthodox service on your own is Hard Mode.

 
 There's much more standing/sitting/ genuflecting, and even if you're at the back there's no hiding cos the priest keeps going down the aisles and everyone looks at him.

Now I know not to sit in the middle at least lol 
 https://image.nostr.build/6f71e24b62c3aa78a77b91c2bf0eb5b923c6a25957a98e6dc69ff4358ca5f2d3.jpg

nostr:nevent1qqsgvdtv6hlkcp0ca3scu0rxdkx2qcdj6jzckff64pnucgqzezh7wecppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsfeg9aw3g8gtt2yqcecr3af3nee8syd2wuwr5w74wzjp0zgpfrgzcrqsqqqqqp2luywa 
 Wasn't nostr:nprofile1qqsw9n8heusyq0el9f99tveg7r0rhcu9tznatuekxt764m78ymqu36cpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcrykkw7 working on an algo filtering out all bitcoin? Maybe?

I think now is a good time to see how difficult it would be and needing all sorts of reading into image posts.

Must be extremely difficult to make, I assume. I know nothing. But much needed. 
 Is it morally wrong to use the 'HBO Satoshi posts on nostr' as a marketing campaign to grown nostr? 🤔 #asknostr #unmarketing 
 This is peculiar, not sure what you could've done. Can't imagine you annoying anyone here. Life is just like this sometimes tho.

Maybe he accidentally muted you. I somehow managed to accidentally mute 600 people one day lol 
 I think the best way to make Nostr mainstream would be marketing it as a platform where you, the ... 
 That's why I think an advertising rewards relay (similar to brave rewards) could be an avenue to attract some people 
 (Just as one, small aspect of 'making money', obviously.)
 
 Is tiger balm considered bullshit? Cos I'm convinced it works. This could be my flat earth moment.
#asknostr 
 Yes. Or at least I think it is lol ;) 
 Do you guys know a good source of free audiobooks for download ? #asknostr 
 Librivox
Soulseek 
 Librivox is free and legal, it's part of the internet archive / sister website type thing (they accept donations).

Soulseek is p2p filesharing app, so... It may or may not be so legal depending on how you use it ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ 
 The Amazing Bulk deserves a nostr watch along film night tbh 
 Friday night purple hulk trash cinema 🍿🫠

nostr:nevent1qqsx606j7seqghp3ndq7rv5qq9k0wl5egv83ma26zhzypl5xdkzr8vgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsfasrca7w2x8smmwuhzawau89sp0ulwgj7da3zenydxees9c3qf9crqsqqqqqphxzzfm 
 The 4B Movement in nostr:

Bitcoin
Bitcoin
Bitcoin
Bitcoin

(Has anyone made this joke yet?) 
 What is that? 
 Slowfalling?? 
 Wait, is amethyst a crystal?

Am I trapped in a crystal??? 
 Sick of the election on the timeline? It's only been on the timeline for like 2 days lolol.

The timeline has been 99% the price of bitcoin for the past umm 3 years (or however long nostr has been going).

Now you know how those people who leave nostr feel lol. 
 Stop talking about the election let's go back to saying boo or yay every time the price of bitcoin changes 🫠 
 Where has my online Italian gf simulator got to? Where is Eris??? Lol 
 MEPA
make Eris post again 
 It's not an edit, it's a refix 😤

https://youtu.be/0fmLfQ3yqho 
 Could anyone recommend some shocking  literature?
I haven't read anything that has shocked me in ... 
 Probably not all that shocking, but the new houellebecq? Not read it yet tho 
 anyone know what time the american civil war starts. im running a little behind today. do i have ... 
 Can't see it happening, personally.

But apparently there is a huge surge of illegal border crossings right now, getting in before Trump. Seems very plausible. 
 Twitter feed is actually pretty hilarious atm.

See you there 🫡

(Or not 🫠) 
 Updated & GN ;)

nostr:nevent1qqsyxxj4z9sel3hewq9efa0wzd2qse42cgw5cgv8zju7l3c9xhl3pngpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtczyzw2p0t52p6z663qxxwqu02vv7wfupr2nhrsarh4ts5stcjq2g6qkqcyqqqqqqglur7ul 
 i see the price of bitcoin chat has taken over again, was fun whilst it lasted. 

back to boring, unusable, price chat nostr

can someone make a notification to alert me when the price of bitcoin posts slows down, please?

afkbrbglhf 
 The lack of self awareness by liberals today in the wake of the ass beating they took last night ... 
 They really fought a campaign as if everyone was still on Tumblr. The handmaid's tale meme thing regurgitated. Their adverts targeting 'the male vote' was incredibly stupid and most important ineffective, you're meant to run campaigns to actually convince people, you'd think? 
 I'm only just learning about the Trump trapping liberals in crystals memes and the squirrel thing lol. I've been enjoying less time online and looking forward to going back offline lol. 
 i honestly barely know who he is lol 
 What's the next thing that'll diversify the timeline from being 100% bitcoin price chat?

Diddy trial?
 
 If only this was true lol 
 Day One: Trump forces Hasan Piker to fight Sam Hyde. 

Hold Trump to his promises 😡😡 
 #Amethyst keeps timing out on image uploads, even when clearing cache (several times). nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7anfw3hhytnwdaehgu339e3k7mf0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tch2deau

I don't really mind lol but I think this could really annoy and confuse new people. (If we have any lolol;) ) 
 Nostrbuild 
 You know what, I've never tried another hoster lol 
 Nostpic worked 
 using amethyst with the internal vpn thing.
just says failed to upload. normal images, nothing big. 

doesn't really matter, i need to read more books lol :) 
 Just make a nostr client that has the price of bitcoin at the top as a ticker. And you can Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down what you think about the price instead of constantly posting about it. Thanks lol 
 https://image.nostr.build/6f71e24b62c3aa78a77b91c2bf0eb5b923c6a25957a98e6dc69ff4358ca5f2d3.jpg

nostr:nevent1qqsgvdtv6hlkcp0ca3scu0rxdkx2qcdj6jzckff64pnucgqzezh7wecppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsfeg9aw3g8gtt2yqcecr3af3nee8syd2wuwr5w74wzjp0zgpfrgzcrqsqqqqqp2luywa