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semisol · 46w
As a relay operator, this is the issue. No one wants to actually pay. nostr:npub1gt9gms5hr3l6548zxgn7xvcvcmzxyzgdsrrelrdwxwmj0exz7jaqdjlxjt is already working on these so called use cases “which pa...
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People don’t want to pay. They also don’t want to see any ads of any form including privacy preserving ones. Then they complain about the crappy service.

Then they send 5 paid relays’ worth of money to a grant org controlled by anti-FOSS people that then gets wasted on Pablo’s half baked prototypes.
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Dustin Dannenhauer · 46w
You’re not wrong at all small scale. But we’re still at the beginning. Heard someone recently suggest that Nostr wins in the long run because it’s the cockroach that refuses to die. And even projects like signal and simplex run into funding issues to run the relays. I really do think micro pay...
mar · 46w
What do you mean? I paid for several relays and I am happy about the service. I know other people paid for it too and they also paid for media hosting. Lots of people are willing to pay.
CappyNate🍁 · 46w
Correct on subscription pay. Disagree on ads. This narrative is pushed by a fringe cult within Nostr. Ads fuel every platform that exists today and has existed for 50yrs. Ads will be a part of Nostr. But in a way that's: -Tolerable, not obnoxious -Private, not spyware -Respectful of users time/...
ChipTuner · 46w
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Lady Mae - Growth Teacher · 46w
perhaps it is all in the packaging and marketing. maybe that needs to be invested into. just a suggestion. I am paying tech subscription for 8 yr no problem for me.