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The Fountain podcast app is corrupt bullshit It's NOT "Powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network" It's a custodial bank account, closed source app, hosted on Amazon, with Gmail verification, letting you insert an RSS feed to one government domain. Unlike the Arweave RSS system I presented yesterday, Which is true and genuine freedom and censorship resistance by transcending physical locations with the files served on a 30+ gateway global CDN, going directly peer-to-peer, With Fountain, you're putting your private Nostr key in a closed source mobile app, served to you by the censorship oppressors Google and Apple. They use the word "open" on their website, but their github doesn't have the code itself:
GitHub
Fountain Labs
Fountain Labs has 4 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
 You think you're using peer-to-peer Bitcoin? It's a custodial bank account. Look at this bullshit: "Fountain charges a 4% transaction fee on top of every payment you make to a podcast but you can join Fountain Premium to reduce your fees to just 1%. We also charge 10 sats for comments and replies to reduce spam." In Summary: --Not Bitcoin, it's a bank account. --Zero Censorship Resistance, Regular Files --Insert Private Nostr key into closed source --Heavy integration with Big Tech --Surveillance of who is listening --Leeching Bitcoin fees for RSS feeds and Nostr, which are both peer-to-peer without Fountain You're being manipulated to reject real solutions like Arweave RSS, so these institutions can maintain power and control.

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I wish i new how to say it like this but some will remember me saying things about fountain that i didn't like the file thing i noticed on my phone all the the weird things a non technical guy cant explain ive been saying dont use fountain
User's avatar npub14slk...t5d6
The Fountain podcast app is corrupt bullshit It's NOT "Powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network" It's a custodial bank account, closed source app, hosted on Amazon, with Gmail verification, letting you insert an RSS feed to one government domain. Unlike the Arweave RSS system I presented yesterday, Which is true and genuine freedom and censorship resistance by transcending physical locations with the files served on a 30+ gateway global CDN, going directly peer-to-peer, With Fountain, you're putting your private Nostr key in a closed source mobile app, served to you by the censorship oppressors Google and Apple. They use the word "open" on their website, but their github doesn't have the code itself:
GitHub
Fountain Labs
Fountain Labs has 4 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
 You think you're using peer-to-peer Bitcoin? It's a custodial bank account. Look at this bullshit: "Fountain charges a 4% transaction fee on top of every payment you make to a podcast but you can join Fountain Premium to reduce your fees to just 1%. We also charge 10 sats for comments and replies to reduce spam." In Summary: --Not Bitcoin, it's a bank account. --Zero Censorship Resistance, Regular Files --Insert Private Nostr key into closed source --Heavy integration with Big Tech --Surveillance of who is listening --Leeching Bitcoin fees for RSS feeds and Nostr, which are both peer-to-peer without Fountain You're being manipulated to reject real solutions like Arweave RSS, so these institutions can maintain power and control.
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User's avatar npub14slk...t5d6
The Fountain podcast app is corrupt bullshit It's NOT "Powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network" It's a custodial bank account, closed source app, hosted on Amazon, with Gmail verification, letting you insert an RSS feed to one government domain. Unlike the Arweave RSS system I presented yesterday, Which is true and genuine freedom and censorship resistance by transcending physical locations with the files served on a 30+ gateway global CDN, going directly peer-to-peer, With Fountain, you're putting your private Nostr key in a closed source mobile app, served to you by the censorship oppressors Google and Apple. They use the word "open" on their website, but their github doesn't have the code itself:
GitHub
Fountain Labs
Fountain Labs has 4 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
 You think you're using peer-to-peer Bitcoin? It's a custodial bank account. Look at this bullshit: "Fountain charges a 4% transaction fee on top of every payment you make to a podcast but you can join Fountain Premium to reduce your fees to just 1%. We also charge 10 sats for comments and replies to reduce spam." In Summary: --Not Bitcoin, it's a bank account. --Zero Censorship Resistance, Regular Files --Insert Private Nostr key into closed source --Heavy integration with Big Tech --Surveillance of who is listening --Leeching Bitcoin fees for RSS feeds and Nostr, which are both peer-to-peer without Fountain You're being manipulated to reject real solutions like Arweave RSS, so these institutions can maintain power and control.
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↩ replying to TK SuitCoin.exe 80HpW
Arweave is a decentralized business taking in revenue. It does NOT compete with Bitcoin for general purpose money. In fact, Arweave sucks for money with slow transactions and horrible privacy. Arweave transactions are linked to the same wallet you used for your content, which everyone can see Nobody in their right-mind would use Arweave to buy a bag of coffee. But nobody in their right-mind would deny the great value that Arweave offers to HOST a website selling coffee, that then collects Bitcoin from customers. So Arweave enables Bitcoin businesses to defy oppressive censorship. Which after these Samarai wallet and Telegram incidents, they seem to be interested in doing. So while I dislike shitcoin venture capitalists printing money, at least they are doing a Proof of Work single-business coupon that improves my life, with no downside for me beyond education. We outlined the benefits here:
HOT NEW Arweave RSS Feed! | Simplified Privacy
↩ replying to TK SuitCoin.exe 80HpW
Your disrespectful attitude doesn't change the underlying fact that self-custody self-liquidity Bitcoin lightning is harder and more expensive to use for a new user than alternatives. Since when is it logical to call better products shit? You've only demonstrated the ability to type the word shit, with no real argument. I predict your next strategy will be to walk away as though engaging with real debate was beneath you, as a cover for your pathetic logic.
↩ replying to npub14slk...t5d6
There's no debating shitcoiner logic. Have fun cooking trying to pretend your platform is "decentralized" but yet is a business making entity? Like dude those 2 things are diametrically opposed and a literal contradiction. With some token that fluctuates in value arbitrarily, regardless of whatever purpose you're purportedly espousing it does. THERE'S NO NEED FOR A FREE FLOATING TOKEN TO INCENTIVIZE SHIT THAT'S WHAT MONEY DOES.
↩ replying to TK SuitCoin.exe 80HpW
It's code that functions by taking in revenue and paying out in a trustless way. That's a business without a manager. Bitcoin "Core" had a core team of devs too, (who did nothing but purposefully wreck it) so just having devs doesn't make it centralized unless you're saying Bitcoin is/was centralized as well. Further, Bitcoin is free floating also, as are all assets including the US dollar. Value is subjective and exists in the mind of consumer. This can not be fixed in time.
↩ replying to npub14slk...t5d6
But the entire notion of a token needed to secure data from a view that it isnt MONEY is the problem. The token is needed to use to secure your data on chain, therefore speculative persons will hold the supply for the sake of token appreciation vs what it is being used for. No shit value is subjective. Ahh there it is mask off moment for you bitcoin core devs wrecked bitcoin? Got some bitcoin derangement syndrome. Good luck holding your shitcoin bags bud.
↩ replying to TK SuitCoin.exe 80HpW
It's your subjective view that data isn't needed to be stored on-chain. As governments crack down, as what just happened with Telegram, the need for data to be removed away from a single company or location is a need that SOME desire. This is the purpose of Nostr, but Nostr relays don't store images, video, audio files. Now can they using Bitcoin? Sure, but that's not programmed into it. Therefore, it requires trust. Trust is centralized. Further, Nostr relays are centralized as admitted by Fiatjaf on his Cloudflare blog:
Nostr is not decentralized nor censorship-resistant
 On the other hand, with Arweave, all the gateways are the same with content, but different ISPs and coordinators. This is clearly objectively more decentralized than Nostr's Cloudflare and Hetzner relays. Further, you make no reference to Nostr or the entire internet's dependence on Cloudflare. I suppose you think it's good that this one company controls and sees all data? And finally regarding your speculation point, Bitcoin also has speculation, as does anything with value. You're talking right now using an electronic device, one COULD speculate on electronics. Does this mean there is no value in electronics?
I love #fountain simply because I can login with nostr .. thats is welcome things .. frankly rest of the privacy doesn't matter if you sign in with anonymous/ psudonymous nostr identity .. Yes - they charge 10 sats for comments .. why not ? Dev is not free ..
↩ replying to mister_monster
valid concern .. I am pretty sure they would add absolute anonmity ( in the spirit of #nostr) in upcoming versions .. Meanwhile you may use #fountain with a new nsec minted purely for #fountain .. only if you wish to ... though I highly recommend because I want to support anyone to take the first step towards #nostr .. #goodKarma :-) Even in the current version , it is 100x better than using Spotify ..IMO ..
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I'm not a socialist, I'm a libertarian. I don't care if the devs charge a fee to use it, I hate middlemen acting as banks. The issue with banks is fractional reserves create new money out of thin air. This warps the economy and creates boom bust cycles as outlined as Fredrick Hayek. Instead, users should directly interact with Miners and the protocols.
↩ replying to Lululuna
My mission is to empower 100 women to reclaim their bodies and holistic health while embracing ageless vitality. Together, we will elevate your life force, reach your fullest potential, and trust your highest self. I am excited and I'm not even a woman. So we just got the Arweave RSS going for the website, we're going put out some educational content shortly on how to use the protocol to update your domains. It's fairly easy to just upload, but to update the same feed is a little technical. Do you have any Linux experience? That's a good place to start because their best wallet uses the command line. You'd be typing things such as: ardrive upload "your file name here"
↩ replying to Lululuna
I'm not sure that exists... When you say hosting, that is where the audio (mp3) file is stored and played from the rest of the services use rss feed to "fetch" the link to the show. You could self host it with a hosting service or start your own server like start9, but if you begin to use a lot of bandwidth, your ISP might not like that. @Jack Spirko self hosts his podcast and could possibly give you some insights.
The free sats aren't free but you dont care
User's avatar npub14slk...t5d6
The Fountain podcast app is corrupt bullshit It's NOT "Powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network" It's a custodial bank account, closed source app, hosted on Amazon, with Gmail verification, letting you insert an RSS feed to one government domain. Unlike the Arweave RSS system I presented yesterday, Which is true and genuine freedom and censorship resistance by transcending physical locations with the files served on a 30+ gateway global CDN, going directly peer-to-peer, With Fountain, you're putting your private Nostr key in a closed source mobile app, served to you by the censorship oppressors Google and Apple. They use the word "open" on their website, but their github doesn't have the code itself:
GitHub
Fountain Labs
Fountain Labs has 4 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
 You think you're using peer-to-peer Bitcoin? It's a custodial bank account. Look at this bullshit: "Fountain charges a 4% transaction fee on top of every payment you make to a podcast but you can join Fountain Premium to reduce your fees to just 1%. We also charge 10 sats for comments and replies to reduce spam." In Summary: --Not Bitcoin, it's a bank account. --Zero Censorship Resistance, Regular Files --Insert Private Nostr key into closed source --Heavy integration with Big Tech --Surveillance of who is listening --Leeching Bitcoin fees for RSS feeds and Nostr, which are both peer-to-peer without Fountain You're being manipulated to reject real solutions like Arweave RSS, so these institutions can maintain power and control.
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100%. i neither use their app nor would i ever import my nsec there. its remarkable how every time when they attend a podcast show no one ever is going to ask them why their app is closed-source. totally staged. and i already noticed that so far they dodged every question on nostr regarding the closed-sourceness