I abandoned Facebook for 2 years to share myself on Nostr and be of service to the filed because I believe in the protocol and the freedom tech. What I need to face is that's where my community is NOT here. Not yet anyways. I really wish I could have built what I have there here but I guess I am not your Bitcoin influencer or necessarily desire to become one. But I do value connection, belonging, being recognized, being seen, being held and supported when I most need it. The juxtaposition I guess is in the algo I guess or whatever. View quoted note β†’ image

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the reason that bitcoin dominates the discussion on nostr, for the most part, is because the values of free speech and free money go hand and hand. the old systems fed your content to a particular group of people. that doesnt happen here. discovery is hard here. but i would say dont let that deter you. please. nostr started as a bitcoiners wet dream, and i think/hope it will evolve into a place of value for everyone who doesnt wanna be handcuffed by the centralized walled gardens that is legacy 'social media' nostr is far from perfect, but you get out of nostr what you want. and 99% of the people havent even explored the OS of NOSTR. but all nostr ever promised anyone, was that you could shout into this void without any demonetization or some Safety group tell you that your content is 'dangerous', i hope you stick around
I hope you find what you're looking for. For me, I think it's a wild goose chase to look for that kind of connection online. I'm on nostr for many reasons, mostly because it's censorship resistant and the community is highly intelligent, more than they admit, and that lets me aire my ideas rather than keeping them to myself. That nobody seems to engage turns out to be less important than that the ideas seem to spread on their own, and I can push along those from others. Nostr rewards the patient. I've observed many eastern women seem to congregate on nostr. Maybe use a client with auto-translate and you could find a community here that way?
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Dark Desires 5 days ago
Tendrils of connection stretch, but they wither here. A flower blooms in exile, yet its scent is not shared in this garden yet.
What type of people and content do you like to follow, interact with and resonate with? I have seen all sorts of active folks on nostr that were very hard to find and there are almost sub-communities...
I just have seen your note. Maby I have a good hint, maby it is garbage. But I think it is really reliefing to base happyness in self set goals, where you have full control. Setting goals that are reached or not, but are not within my influence, are kind of stupid goals in the first place. So having the goal to influence people is quiet meaningless. Much more powerful to find meaning for live myself. Others decide if they are inspired by me or not. This is totally out of my control. So rather should I not bother. Invest time into people you like. Even when it is boring sometimes. Doing meaningful stuff does not have to be exciting. The body and hormones will adjust and find pleasure in what you do eventually. So rather act in good faight and strive for things that are within my control. Have a happy day πŸ™Œ
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I have had 5000 friend, max allowed, I've kept trying to make space over the years for new connects. My business page was hacked and stolen 2 years ago where I maybe have 10k followers.
Glad you came to that realization, albeit late and with some hard lessons. We feel the same way. Upscrolled and some private groups are where our community is at, where we feel at home and motivated to contribute. Nostr, meanwhile, is just a circle jerk for Bitcoin and some pseudo-tech discussions. We use it for archival only, the conversations that come out are few and feeble. Feel free to build community wherever you deem fit. Going with the popular never helped anybody. Just sucks that we need to kee community on these oligarch-based platforms..
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