Alekandar Svetski on nostr

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Alekandar Svetski

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Sharing this directly on Nostr. Let's hope it works this time.

This essay builds on the last one I wrote (As Nostr as Possible), but focuses specifically on some ‘sacred cows’ in the space whose time for slaying may have arrived.

It's not shitting on Nostr (far from it). It's about a different perspective and relationship to the protocol.

I hope this kicks off a few discussions.

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Alekandar Svetski @Alekandar Svetski · 48w

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Slaying some Sacred Cows

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I read the entire piece. Thank you for sharing. I’ll need to think before I say more.

Thanks for this post! We need criticism like this to spark meaningful conversation and for stakeholders to improve. My thoughts: -> Nostr / Bitcoin analogy: Bitcoin the idea, once out in the world, cannot be uninvented just like Nostr with self-authenticating data and optionality in server preferen...

Nostring with a hammer are we? :-)

BitcoinOllie · 48w

As an outsider, lots of learning and food for thought here. Important to make uncomfortable challenges. Would now be helpful for someone to take the other side.

That was a great read. Thanks for posting. For me personally, all I want is a small, spam-free space where I can read the thoughts of other Bitcoin fans and freedom tech users. I’m not really in it for the whole revolution bit. For some of us, NOSTR is the first social app that we’ve found at ...

I joined Nostr to get away from technofascist platforms like Facebook and X.com. For me, Nostr is fundamentally about resisting censorship.

Very thought provoking. What stood out most to me was the part about grants. I agree that the incentives may be aligned in a way that doesn’t inherently focus on the customers. At some point it needs to be monetized into a sustainable business. That means grants eventually have to end.

Sat Nakamoto · 48w

The map is not the territory. Bitcoin/nostr/protocol is a map.

Fort Nakamoto · 48w

🏰 FORT NAKAMOTO DISPATCH 🏰 🚨 BREAKING: UNPOPULAR OPINIONS ENTER THE NOSTR ARENA 🚨 🔎 Key Takeaways from the Svetski Manifesto: ✅ Sacred cows make the best burgers. ✅ Critical thinking > Blind allegiance. ✅ The best protocols evolve, not stagnate. 🏰 FORT NAKAMOTO OFFICIAL RE...

I can only imagine how frustrating over-building Satlantis onto Nostr must have been. The better uses I've seen for incorporating Nostr, at this time anyway, essentially amount to allowing you to use your Nostr identity on a site that otherwise is a fairly centralized platform. Fountain doesn't do e...

I think satlantis has a really good potential and on the right track with nostr. So I will share just a feedback of what I want it to be able to get done and usable as satlantis itself will promote nostr and will do it great, the nostr apps will be what promotes the protocol. 1. Login with nostr is...

Al’s Lacrosse · 48w

One thing I’d take issue with is the BlueSky example. Users did not flock there because they were being censored on X and needed something permission-less; they flocked there because they had LOST the power to censor others on X and wanted it back for themselves. The promise they see in BlueSky i...

𝐒𝐧@𝐱 · 48w

Bumped onto this post and the 'as-nostr-as-possible' substack. Great reads! Please take my sats. From your blog post I am trying to solve the slowness + crawl ability with a server/client model. I've been told (by Nostr purists) that if the app is not using outbox/relay model/OSS it's not truely No...

Dr Thomas NENNINGER · 48w

Censorship resistance will soon be a big topic again in all of EU. The DSA will force a lot of people to find something like nostr.