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I have lost all trust in almost everything in the Bitcoin/Nostr space in terms of security. From hardware wallets including the most popular Bitcoin-only ones, to wallet services, to Nostr apps, to LN wallet software… AI slop will only make this worse. This entire ecosystem is built like a house of cards.

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Many people in the space are far too confident about their competency in cyber security. I've worked in it full time for years, I involve myself in lab training and I am still sure I know very little. Cryptocurrencies being associated with hackers in pop culture is to mostly blame for this. Using a couple apps and a HWW gets people over their heads. Growing anti-intellectualism by influencers (grifters offering to teach you better than a degree or an industry vet), unvetted GenAI content and a purity test mindset harms the movement. People are too confident to go against what every major company security team says. Working in technology doesn't immediately qualify someone as cyber security aware, never mind an expert. People always make basic mistakes. Cryptocurrency companies and people get pwned all the time.
They are all specialists of knowing nothing about.. πŸ˜‚ Come to the Dark Forest, we are waiting for you to use your skills to build real deals, you are better than all this guys. Come build ''nostr 2.0'' with like minded people, and forget this guys, they don't know what they are doing, and as the years pass it is worst and worst. There is no space for guys like us here, don't waste more time, is a lost battle, they are all pushing to the other side of freedom.