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Elon is hiring back Big Balls! Why is that relevant to Nostr?

People are used the Woke regime where journalists would dig through old tweets to find dumb/racist things you said to use as leverage to get you fired/cancelled etc. Elon and the Trump admin might have just ended that practice by rehiring Big Balls to DOGE.

So how is it relevant to Nostr? The fact that notes live forever has a chilling effect on free speech and leads to self censorship because we have grown up in this culture of cancellation. Permanent notes make the threat of cancellation even worse since someone somewhere has a record of your wrongspeak.

Democrats/Leftists/Wokes have learned nothing from this election and have only doubled down on their desire to cancel Americans. So if they ever get power again, they will use these permanent notes as a record of all your “wrongspeak” against you.

If this remains the status quo, I don’t think people will feel comfortable speaking freely on nostr.
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David · 55w
That’s a very single country opinion.. there are 195 other countries bro. NOSTR will be fine.
Hans Karlsborn · 55w
I’m sure that you’re right. But people should grow a pair under every circumstance(but they won’t)
TinoLibertario · 55w
I had never thought about it before. But it's an issue to keep in mind. Because I don't think the same way now as I did 10 years ago, nor did I think the same way 10 years ago as I did 20 years ago...
David · 55w
The future will not belong to cowards. I seriously believe this, the mob was following the Woke because they were speaking loudly and didn't censor themselves. Maybe things are turning now, maybe not. In the end what can they really do? If you get cancelled there is a whole parallel economy growing...
StackSats.IO · 55w
Stop caring so much about what other people think. They don’t care about you anywhere near as much as you care about yourself.
BTCrevolutionary · 55w
Fuck that. I’m not censoring myself! Go ahead and look at my old notes. I said what I said. People need to stand up and have a backbone. Make speech free again.
Sandor Clegane · 55w
I don't care. If need be I can piss off somewhere else, I have no need to play "defend the castle", if you are prepared to burn everything to the ground it doesn't matter...
Jim Craddock · 55w
The tweet was from July. Not old. What are you normalizing? I don't mind saying we're all genetically different and that can materialize in predictable ways - that's the whole concept of genetics - but encouraging racial hate is not defensible. JD Vance's kids will figure it out, someday.
Hypno Kitty · 55w
...except, of course, Nostr does not require you to dox yourself
Nina Chopra · 55w
Do you have ideas for how to solve this? Notes could have a field for when they should be deleted. But relays might not honor this field. It's not a real solution, but it would do something. Clients could set this field to a certain value by default, like +1 year.
Henry · 55w
Susan is a prominent investor in the cryptocurrency space, known for her insightful strategies and deep understanding of the rapidly evolving digital asset market. With a strong focus on Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies, she navigates the complexities of blockchain technology, market cycles,...
Keith · 55w
‘Talk about standing behind a moniker! I think a history that can not be deleted gives the world a chance to appreciate the growth not punish the past. What has happened cannot be changed anyway. The unbridled are inherently full of apology. The future will have much more tempered passion.
Safwan · 55w
The tweets were recent.
Greysack The Mildly Retarded · 55w
2025-02-09 Dear Future Authoritarian Pussies, Thank you for perusing my notes. I hope you found it as offensive as I found it enjoyable. Please, feel free to suck shit through a tube at your earliest convenience. Also, when you come, you are going to want to bring a SWAT team. 😂 Worst Regards,...
gino · 39w
Hello! just came across your profile. We’re building something that will handle this issue much better than default nostr. DM me for more info