I don't enjoy being shit-talked by devs.. No one does. It only worked for so long, because their abilities supposedly enabled our abuse, but now there is AI and this will not stand any longer. Basically, if you're (they're) gonna lash out about how stupid bitcoiners are, or how stupid people building on nostr are, well the odds of me joining their cause plummet. I'm an integrator, a builder, a collaborator that also (shocker) can code. And I hate dealing with assholes despite it being so common in the industry. I will cheer when AI and 'stupid' but working code replaces all of them and they can just troll to a blank audience and struggle to survive in this new world where being a dick is no longer rewarded behavior.

Much pent up frustration at one's own shortcomings.

Yeah... I know both sides exist because I was there too. And like you said, nobody has to tear each other down over it. This whole thing has been ongoing since I came to Nostr. John against Nostr, Nostr against John... but honestly I can also understand him to some degree. Maybe he just doesn’t want a certain crowd there and that is also his right. When you build something, you naturally want some control over the direction of it. 🤷‍♀️ At the same time, I also know what it feels like to be on the other side of that. A lot of people clearly don’t want people like me on Nostr either. I’ve been told to fuck off from Nostr directly many times, and even more times indirectly if you know how to read between the lines. I see what some people do here and honestly some of it isn’t nice at all. Still... even with all that, I’d choose this over legacy social media any day. But people also need to stop pretending gaslighting and elitism don’t exist on Nostr because they absolutely do. I’ve experienced it on my own skin. The moment you question something, some devs and their supporters instantly go into this point-blank jackass mode where they act like you are stupid for even asking. It’s like in some parts of the IT scene everyone thinks they are the smartest person alive just because you use their product, so you should just shut the fuck up and never question anything. God forbid you ask AI to clarify something technical for you too. 🤣 I got attacked and gaslighted by M and a whole group of supporters literally just for questioning nonsense that was pushed in my face the second I entered this place. And honestly, some Nostr influencers and devs are not much better than legacy platforms when it comes to manipulation, shutting people down, or acting rude if you disagree with them or don’t understand technical things immediately. I also saw shady stuff happen with Primal. Derek says a word and suddenly actions happen to push somebody out. Since I came to Nostr, a lot has changed and way more centralization has crept in than people want to admit. So yeah... I understand both sides. I just hope people calm down a bit and stop acting like asking questions or disagreeing makes someone an enemy. Because this constant gaslighting, arrogance and hostility toward normal users happens every single day on Nostr whether people admit it or not.