LynAlden on nostr

For those of you who are still on Twitter, I had a long debate thread today with Parker Lewis about Nostr. I'm a big fan of Parker, so I figured I'd share it here for shared learning.

Here's the latest post. I'm not sure it'll be the last or not but it's the latest one as of this writing. You can scroll up to see the exchange from the start.
https://x.com/LynAldenContact/status/1828553130717442443

Linking to my own post in isolation is bad form and the thumbnail is awkward depending on what client you're using, so I'll also provide a pic of the start of the debate too, with two posts of his and one of mine.

I'd be open to any thoughts about this debate.

Eugene · 105w

His perspective on nostr resonates with how I feel about it. Nostr may have the bones to be a very powerful tool on the internet, but it has yet to find a first product market fit to drive people to use the protocol. I don’t think a replica of current social media will do the trick, it needs a nov...

nostrich · 105w

Money is a prime example of the Byzantine Generals Problem. There is no way you can ensure a concerted effort of groups when a system is non-byzantine. This concept goes beyond currency, and is the key behind dismantling illegitimate power structures. Built on bitcoin is the future.

Pleb34 · 105w

Although governments will not be able to arrest all the CEOs of Nostr app companies and kill the network, couldn’t they threaten to arrest smart phone companies to not allow Nostr apps, which could effectively kill it?

pietre · 105w

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