How a #normie who hasn't been on any social media in nearly a decade ended up on #Nostr.
4 years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. It took almost 3 years to recover enough to feel somewhat normal aga...
Yup.... Nostr can be weird like that. I've met a bunch of nostriches. ( @Laeserin was the first of many) there are Nostr meetups that happen fairly regularly around the world.
In fact, next weekend is the third Nostr Valley event. (I attended the first year. I greatly enjoyed it.)
Next year I'll he meeting some Yurpian nostriches, as I'm planning to visit Prague and stay with the @Purple Konnektiv crew, some of whom are also attending Bitcoin Prague. (I, specifically, am not attending.)
You've certainly had a rough go, and being isolated from family isn't a good thing.
Definitely do "get" a Bitcoin "wallet." (I use quotes because that terminology is actually not at all correct, but it is common parlance these days so I use it as vernacular even if it makes me cringe."
In fact, next weekend is the third Nostr Valley event. (I attended the first year. I greatly enjoyed it.)
Next year I'll he meeting some Yurpian nostriches, as I'm planning to visit Prague and stay with the @Purple Konnektiv crew, some of whom are also attending Bitcoin Prague. (I, specifically, am not attending.)
You've certainly had a rough go, and being isolated from family isn't a good thing.
Definitely do "get" a Bitcoin "wallet." (I use quotes because that terminology is actually not at all correct, but it is common parlance these days so I use it as vernacular even if it makes me cringe."
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