Shawn

The internet has gone through three distinct eras, and each one ends the same way: extraction. 1. Eyeball era → chase users, monetize attention and data 2. Surveillance capitalism era → “free” services, monetize the users themselves 3. Enshittification era → lock everyone in, extract from all sides I interviewed Cory Doctorow on nostr:nprofile1qyw8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytfsxyh8jcttd95x7mnwv5hxxmmdqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsqgzclyzlmgz92vcdt6v284xlrctug54tfs0dvj8nw8csqf2y00yuzysxpv9s last week. He has the clearest model of how this happens. The best critics (him included) blame monopoly, network effects, and weak antitrust. They’re describing the symptoms perfectly—and still missing the root cause. It’s the money. Fiat debasement turns high time preference into the only rational strategy. New essay: https://shawnyeager.com/extraction-is-rational

Excellent piece by Rob at nostr:nprofile1qqs9mus73mq3ug08kug2cltvj3p8gpawd85n5l70p59rach6cn7usjcpp4mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7tcpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7mlnsyp on the awkward but exhilarating stage Bitcoin adoption is in. https://open.substack.com/pub/bitcoinpark/p/sunday-summary-nov30

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Has anyone successfully migrated nostr:nprofile1qytzqamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vfwde3x7tnpdenkzmnf9e3k7tcqypr90hlgjed73xq2jvrjhna4ukdx2yjyqmdslqvjzhh83wj8jd9numxx6g9 from the nostr:nprofile1qyt8wue69uhh2mtzwfjkctnvda3kzmp6xsurgwqpzpmhxw309a6k6cnjv4kr5dpcxsuqqg829c7gzngg5du03fdcltkt9zzdqkz4jaw9ef94cf0z6munv2r0zsg8cnv5 Community Store to the official app store release? The former appears to be abandoned, and I'm not excited about ripping it out and starting over (connections, etc.). #asknostr