Derek Ross on nostr

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@Derek Ross 1690572682

I uninstalled X. There's no going back. Twitter hasn't felt like home since the conversation and signal moved to Nostr in December 2022. And now with X, it's even more apparent. With the rebrand of Twitter to X showing up on my phone yesterday, it seemed like the right time.

After #MarchOfTwitter, I showed myself that I could leave if I wanted to, but I continued to check out Twitter every few days or weeks, depending on my mood. However, using Twitter has felt like a chore over the last 8 months. I did it out of habit or boredom. It's not fun. I get zero value from it.

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Entropy · 141w

I did the same earlier today. I want no part of it anymore. It feels good to be free.

Christian · 141w

I’m with you! nostr or nothing

Unhosted · 141w

Good for you. You are the signal.

captain ☦️ · 141w

This is the way 🫡

Same here Derek. When I saw the new logo on the website I figured, it’s time to delete that account. The signal is here. On nostr

Joe Li₿ertarian · 141w

I've uninstalled and logged out so I'm not as tempted to check it via chrome. Just too addicting and terrible... it's been more than a week and I'm much better for it.

I quit posting. What's the point? All I see is an ocean of blue check opinions. It's censorship based on compliance. **Those who do not comply will be censored**. I only use a couple of non-bitcoin lists now. Bitcoin twitter is not censorship resistant. Discussions about bitcoin are better on n...

no₿ody™ 🧱 · 141w

“Uninstalled” you say? https://media.tenor.com/bB0QKIO6R9oAAAAd/futurama-simpsons.gif

I had exactly same thoughts tonight.

i uninstalled Twitter after they suspended my account for tweeting that Eva Longoria should've slapped President Biden for him trying to feel her tetas. They said my tweet promoted violence. 🤣

Artur…qywr · 141w

Congratulations 💜🙌🫂

Thank you, Sir. · 141w

Way to shatter the Xitter.

proof open & decentralized living offers hope ✌️

VikiSecrets · 141w

Still on tw for the time being, but I left reddit for similar reasons some time ago, I was shadow-banned, my bitcoin nft post was automatically censored there, they even did not let the community vote on my posts but outright shadow-banned my post with bots.

a source familiar with the matter · 141w

I'm not a bitcoiner but bitcoiners are "my people" (fiat skeptics, ancaps, self-reliant, etc) I do miss the dissident right (eg Auron McIntyre) and the awakening liberals (eg Bret Weinstein) I hope we get a greater degree of ideological diversity here in the future

Moid ( DEAD ACCOUNT. SEE DISCRIPTION FOR NEW NPUB ) · 141w

I ditched Twitter months ago when my account was suspended suddenly, and they wanted me to verify tel numbers and email after 'unusual activity' Granted, I lost a lot of good people to follow over there, but the thinking was the trend is only going one way. It's a dead end - Musk or no Musk.

⚡FreedomRider⚡ · 141w

Today I also discovered the X app on my mobile. Haven't returned to the Bird app since #MarchOfTwitter. The love of nostr held me tight and gave me a new home. Your note gave me Signal and I definitely disconnected from X/Twitter and uninstalled it, no way back. Thanks for your note😘 I'm finally ...

That era of the internet is gone. All the innovation is on nostr, the fediverse, urbit, and the smol web. At least until the next wave of centralization, exit, and recreation.

mrclownworld · 140w

Agree - engagement fell off a cliff for those of us who didn’t buy a blue check