@kyle
trying new things
Relays (5)
- wss://nos.lol/ – read & write
- wss://relay.damus.io/ – read & write
- wss://relay.primal.net/ – read & write
- wss://relay.snort.social/ – read & write
- wss://premium.primal.net/ – read & write
Recent Notes
i really love how Umbrel expanded outside the bitcoin and nostr ecosystems and made their product a full sovereign tech stack for the self-hoster.
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I’m bullish on umbrel becoming the ultimate AI assistant some day; there’s so much potential there
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Gen Z male return to religion taken from a Kierkegaardian perspective:
If “levelling” in 1846 was the press manufacturing the public, these algorithms are far worse, as they level one’s identity into a feed of rapidly changing content with zero internal standard
It makes sense to see young men, raised in an algorithmically “leveled” society, turn towards more disciplined forms of Christianity
Experiencing performed opinions and constant “dunking”, with nothing at stake, is the feat of dialectics we see in skill and cleverness replacing courage, decision, and action.
What’s interesting is the return is inherently “levelling” itself via the same driving force of algorithms! “Traditional masculinity” and religious content are levelling mechanisms themselves. If a rivival runs through podcasts and short form content, it can’t be different from “the public” - it’s just a new “crowd”, which can create another condition of “reflection” without action (true belief/faith).
A new “feat of skill” that looks like passion from the outside
I don’t have clear takeaway from this, and I’m not as well read as I’d like to be on the topic, but I was reading “The Present Age” and this parallel came about
Who am I even talking to anyways? this is a notes app
If “levelling” in 1846 was the press manufacturing the public, these algorithms are far worse, as they level one’s identity into a feed of rapidly changing content with zero internal standard
It makes sense to see young men, raised in an algorithmically “leveled” society, turn towards more disciplined forms of Christianity
Experiencing performed opinions and constant “dunking”, with nothing at stake, is the feat of dialectics we see in skill and cleverness replacing courage, decision, and action.
What’s interesting is the return is inherently “levelling” itself via the same driving force of algorithms! “Traditional masculinity” and religious content are levelling mechanisms themselves. If a rivival runs through podcasts and short form content, it can’t be different from “the public” - it’s just a new “crowd”, which can create another condition of “reflection” without action (true belief/faith).
A new “feat of skill” that looks like passion from the outside
I don’t have clear takeaway from this, and I’m not as well read as I’d like to be on the topic, but I was reading “The Present Age” and this parallel came about
Who am I even talking to anyways? this is a notes app
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2. Are they dumb? When we were in our teens even the dumbest had torrents and chat rooms figured out and that was much more technical than this
More of a time-to-value thing I think; how much time do I need to spend in order to get entertained?
Also a function of effort as well; generationally not very good at “seeking” things out, unless extremely motivated, due to usefulness of algorithms
Also a function of effort as well; generationally not very good at “seeking” things out, unless extremely motivated, due to usefulness of algorithms
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Why do we have such a low population of young people on nostr?
#asknostr
1: awareness
2: value prop and messaging is terrible, bad marketing overall
3: too much technical jargon at the forefront of most clients, needs to be abstracted
2: value prop and messaging is terrible, bad marketing overall
3: too much technical jargon at the forefront of most clients, needs to be abstracted
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Our apps need to just work and be fun to use.
The censorship resistance needs to be a "btw it's also decentralized" - it can't be the leading feature, nobody cares
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Yep, there’s so many more appealing parts than censorship to normies, should be leading with those
Every 15 years, the tech industry "rediscovers" a thesis from the 70s - 90s, gives it a sexier name, and raises millions in VC funding for it
In this case, it's context layers for AI systems, which are 30 years old.
In this case, it's context layers for AI systems, which are 30 years old.
Sure, it's not inspiring but I'll share. I actually started from the bottom position in retail and worked up to account management role which I hated and led me to rejecting a chance with their corp e...
This can feel like such a niche place, so I’m always interested to hear somebody’s journey here and I’m somewhat inspired by everyone in a way as well! Appreciate you sharing your story and welcome
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Hello Nostr, if you have not read anything by Neil Postman, I highly recommend you do.
“Amusing ourselves to death” is such a fantastic read, and I frequently revisit it.
Has anyone built an agent on Nostr that doesn’t post, but strictly consumes/navigates to find interesting content, and surfaces it to you? I feel like LLMs can truly be “the great filter” and “the great curator” we need to no longer be inundated with endless feeds.
“Amusing ourselves to death” is such a fantastic read, and I frequently revisit it.
Has anyone built an agent on Nostr that doesn’t post, but strictly consumes/navigates to find interesting content, and surfaces it to you? I feel like LLMs can truly be “the great filter” and “the great curator” we need to no longer be inundated with endless feeds.
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