Unpopular opinion on Nostr: Bitcoin is no solution for daily payments, neither is Lightning at scale. And this might ultimately make BTC irrelevant.

Happy Sunday to everyone.

I just drove to a supermarket I very rarely go to. It is smaller, in the evening they have less fresh produce. My default and the logical standard option would've been a larger one, a little further away. But something in me told me: No, today you drive to this small one. I didn't think about it, I just did. When I drove back home, I saw the road, which I would've used to return home from the larger supermarket, full with blue emergency lights and a massive traffic jam. This is intuition.

I saw this link in an email signature and honestly, I think this product is genius. But not for the reason most people think. If you cycle to the supermarket, the real unsolved problem isn't logistics. It’s psychological. There are two types of people: The Spontaneous: They arrive and subconsciously get annoyed because they know, "I'm on my bike, I can't buy much anyway" (even if they actually need more) The Planned: They either have a bike bag already (not the target group) or they came with the original thought of just grabbing a few small things. I believe you shouldn't even place this at the checkout. By then, it’s too late. The customer has already limited themselves to a few items because they didn't think they could transport a full grocery basket. If these are placed right at the entrance as a "Cargo Bike for 3€" with a slogan like "Perfect fit for two bottles of wine and dinner," then cyclists will buy MORE. If the supermarket allows cyclists to use this box as their basket inside the store (instead of the plastic ones), they will feel how stable it is while they shop. As a result they will fill it up and buy more, because they are confident it is durable enough and because they know they can carry it home on they bike. Thats why in talks with retailers, I would sell this as doubling the basket size instead of a sustainable cardboard bike bag. And because this company is German: maybe throw in a free compostable rain cover for when it rains. What do you think? Would you buy more if your bike suddenly had a "trunk for 3€"?

Allowing AI on social networks turns human souls into batteries providing the emotional charge.

The only sovereign future is by everyone switching tools. Use and embrace Nostr, Farcaster, WordPress (self hosted), Bitcoin Cash, Digibyte, ZANO, Dash, Mullvad, Tuta email, Brave, Obsidian, ...

A few thoughts I have. First a question; why is it impossible to write an article like this with primal unless you pay 70 usd a month. Then second: No matter how much I dislike algorithms, they are valuable. With AI it should be possible to vibe code my own algorithm and copy paste it into a Nostr client like primal. Make a template algo with documentation, then let users define what they want to see in an algorithmic feed and how. Is this possible? Then third: We need a bridge. If I post on Nostr, I want to have a tool that distributes my posts and articles to X, Substack, LinkedIn, Telegram. This way, I post here first, not even needing to open the others. Then fourth: Nostr ideally needs some kind of skin in the game for commenting to prevent AI slop and bots. Probably the best is to replace the like button or make the like button cost a micro transcation, commenting should cost a micro transaction too, etc. ?! OR "free" comments are hidden, only "paid" comments are visible by default ?! I don't know. Perhaps there is a way to also track the time someone types a comment, if it is copy pasted or instant then it is flagged. / or the other way around if a comment is truly human written / typed in a proper time then it is flagged as authentic or human. Then fifth, Nostr needs an app like Microsoft Authenticator or Authy that allows me to centrally manage my private keys and login by scanning and confirming with a 2fa. There's a lot, I hope this succeeds. If I can help, let me know.

Absolutely true. Explained by the concept of Pendulums in Reality Transurfing.

I'm basically unemployable (not due to skills but principles) and at the same time I reject the entire mimetic entrepreneurship theatre (performative mimetic rivalry in startups, PE, VC, finance). My only option is do whatever I (heart/mind) want. Interesting... Authentic... Not yet sure how it'll pay bills leave alone buy me my multigenerational Finca. Who else ever "struggled" with this? Lmao

"We need to focus on our desire to be and to do rather than to have. We grow ourselves and live fulfilling lives when we contribute something that aligns with who we are and our desire to be our authentic selves." — Paul O'Brien, Founder of Tarot .com and the Divination Foundation