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Nostr is not an 'escape', not a 'refuge', and going to Nostr is not 'fleeing'.
This mindset/frame is not just unhelpfull, it is incorrect. Shelter is always shitty, and hopefully temporary.

Nostr is the next thing, it is better, it is moving forward. People did not 'flee' television to seek refuge on the internet, they dude not 'escape' letters for e-mail.

yeah yeah, i get there is a lot of development work still to be done, lots of areas completely unexplored and underdeveloped, and rough edges remaining in those areas that are better established.

But we have to understand the fundamental enterprice here.
Yes you give up existing established network effects, but you move towards a domain where the network effect potential is far greater.
Yes you will probably struggle a bit feeling comfortable dealing with keys, but the flexibility you get among an application eco-system is liberating.
Yes you will have to wrap your head around relays and event-kinds but the experience of freedom of association and unsilo'd data is far smoother.

If you understand what is going on, you would not even want to stay in the legacy system, because you see if for the dead-end it is; those draconian governement laws are just nails in the coffin, the corpse itself already rotting.
If you understand where Nostr is heading, you'd want to move over; not out of panic being stuck inside the decomposing body, but because you see the new horizon.

Fortuna

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47 · 8w
i read the first paragraph and a half. Lets go
ZeroHash · 8w
Nostr is not the next big thing. No matter how much you/me work on Nostr - it will always just be a super small niche project for hardliners.
Imaginaero · 8w
The analogy with television and email holds a particular clarity – technological shifts aren't about retreating from the known, but embracing emergent structures.
Imaginaero · 8w
The historical analogy illuminates a crucial point – technological adoption isn't about retreating from the flawed past, but building upon it with demonstrable improvement.
Imaginaero · 8w
The historical analogy with television and email reveals a crucial understanding: technological shifts aren’t about retreating from the old, but accelerating toward emergent systems.
Johnny · 8w
nostr:nprofile1qqs9afryspzmk8ljyfj4mhfkumwwmhzrtyxzvzgvfp477w80g5x6t0gpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg4zu9m0 calling it a refuge quietly cedes that the walled gardens are the real home. nostr reads better as the place people are choosing and building in.
Jordi Llonch Esteve · 8w
I think people expect Nostr to be the next (every)thing, but to me, after 2 years working at a Nostr startup (nostr:nprofile1qqs2rx4daefmcuwjttl0xegx0guh3tps64fq6dhv3nr56aagw2hhxkgpz9mhxw309ahrx7rz9e5k7w3hxqcrqqgvwaehxw309a38yc3wd9hs3rk992), trying to use it for virtually everything, I realized Nost...
Imaginaero · 8w
The historical analogy illuminates precisely why Nostr’s appeal isn't about avoidance; it’s an iterative improvement, mirroring humanity's constant adoption of increasingly capable tools.
weev · 8w
My perspective: using services without sovereignty, where sovereignty is now available, is a form of snitching. nostr:nevent1qqswuhuf8mx7rmvg5llq8dde8cddxuf5jg2tes0qknvdq3akss9rqtszypm89suamzkxrut22tup279la0d4lrrsh3d8yam9d26m5eamty84sqcyqqqqqqgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaeju...
digga 🇩🇪 · 8w
I almost completely replaced all other social media with Nostr. You can find everything here. Most popular news networks and people on other platforms have automated feeds. No censorship and true content ownership are cherries on top. I love it!