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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.

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Len AKA The Lengend⚡ · 79w
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Derek Ross · 79w
Parker must not understand that code lives on even if every CEO is arrested and jailed. I can run the applications on my phone or on my computer. I can run a relay on my server. I don't need a CEO. I just need the software to exist somewhere for me to download it and use it. It's literally the same ...
GameBoyBTC · 79w
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Luffy · 79w
I think a huge part is that the source code of apps built on nostr is largely open. Nostr has a culture of FOSS. Whack a mole is in play here. Its almost impossible to stop nostr cos of that as I see. But yes parker is right that it doesn't stop a CEO being arrested. But a CEO of an app is just one...
Quantoshi.xyz · 79w
It’s not clear app CEO’s can be arrested. The legal authority is enabled by company writing the software also running the host. Notice how OpenSSL devs haven’t been arrested?
CitizenPleb · 79w
The irony of these debates on centralized platforms never gets old. Will also never understand bitcoiners who shit on things not being “perfect.”
utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 · 79w
Maybe they'll arrest the CEO of Bitcoin core next by this same logic
Mickles · 79w
'they're' forcing us to learn and adapt to survive.
Cameri🐦‍🔥 · 79w
They’ll essentially curtail that Nostr CEO’s freedoms, but the rest of the network will remain unaffected. Good luck catching them all ✌️
crank · 79w
Not every app will even have a CEO. Also Parker just dropped the 'swarm' argument on the floor.
John Christensen · 79w
This situation seems like a clear sign that governments are gradually losing their grip on control. As they continue to print more money, their resources diminish, leaving them increasingly stretched thin. They end up spending most of their energy trying to suppress emerging technologies and ideas. ...
Btcfeen · 79w
Parker is just one of many btc guys who don’t “get” nostr. I don’t really understand how they don’t see the parallels but … alas
Eugene · 79w
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...
HatingBoomer ⚡️ 🟠 · 79w
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.