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#Nostr is not a showcase for influencers.
It is a refuge for those who choose freedom over visibility.
No emails, no advertising.
Just keys, voice, and will.
Its strength is not measured in numbers, but in sovereignty: protocols that endure, adoption that comes from the bottom up, no masters.
If you want the mainstream, go elsewhere.
If you want freedom, welcome home. 🫂🎨
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🟠 isolabellart
#Nostr is not a showcase for influencers.
It is a refuge for those who choose freedom over visibility.
No emails, no advertising.
Just keys, voice, and will.
Its strength is not measured in numbers, but in sovereignty: protocols that endure, adoption that comes from the bottom up, no masters.
If you want the mainstream, go elsewhere.
If you want freedom, welcome home. 🫂🎨
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Wise words!
Nostr for the win
Away from jewish fags control
Nostr is the place for influencing freedom.
Apologies for being difficult here, but this isn’t exactly true, is it? I mean, this post of yours made it to the trending topics and receive a gazillion sats because it was noticed by influencers, while plenty of similar posts will be shown to absolutely nobody simply because they didn’t come from a well-connected account.
There are also plenty of ads all over Nostr (e.g. zapping bots), including some that are clearly preying on people, but we aren’t allowed to talk about them because Nostr loves its Lightning vendors. Plus saying anything negative about Nostr means you are excommunicated from the Purple Ostrich Church.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Nostr and already do more than my fair share of volunteer work to lift it up. But it hasn’t really fixed all of the problems mentioned above. In fact, it’s invented a few new ones of its own.
Smart people are working hard to fix all of this, of course... And that’s what I love about it. Nostr is deeply flawed, but enough people love it to keep trying to improve it.
I completely understand what you’re saying, and you’re not being “difficult” at all — you’re just voicing a very valid frustration.
You’re right: there are unfair dynamics and new problems we can’t ignore, even in something we care about.
At the same time, it’s great to see that, despite its flaws, there are smart and passionate people still working hard to make things better.
Your honesty and contribution really matter. 🙏🎨
Exactly 🙌 #nostr isn’t about chasing likes or building followers. It’s about choosing freedom, no middlemen, no permissions, no masters. Just pure connection, voice, and sovereignty. The mainstream runs on control. Nostr runs on freedom. Welcome home :)
There is definitely hope that Nostr will be a showcase for ideas rather than influencers. The value for value nature, and the lack of evil centrally controlled algorithms, particularly supports this.
However, as it grows, it will NOT overcome human nature. Attention will continue to be a currency. And once all the eyeballs arrive - mass marketing and advertising will follow.
I remain pragmatic but hopeful.
Nostr also needs much better search and discovery tools, because at the moment, the big accounts and the "influencers" dominate a huge percentage of the attention (and zaps).
