Talk to any woman on Nostr: @roya ୨୧, @Angela, @M. K. Fain , and others. I get homophobic comments on my threads and death threaths in my DM’s. It doesn’t stop me from using Nostr, but it doesn’t give me warm fuzzy feelings either. We’ve heard from a bunch of people who’ve stopped using Nostr because they didn’t like getting harrassed. It’s a problem but not one which tends to be visible to straight guys who are excited about bitcoin and meat.

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kiwi 1 year ago
There’s always haters! Inversely, on all other platforms, white meat eating and Bitcoin loving personas are harassed. It’s not great to see anywhere, just noting that many stereotypes suffer different levels of harassment on different platforms. It will get better as more people on board 🤝 hopefully 😅
I have never insulted you for your personal beliefs or way of life, but yet you couldn't help yourself with a personal jab at me, largely based on preconceived assumptions, all because we have differing opinions on how this could be approached in a more productive manner which more people could get on board with. That is no different to how others have treated you, which I have witnessed. It's not a good look, it doesn't help your position as it suggests you are acting in bad faith, but I understand that you may feel personally attacked here so I choose not to take your remarks personally, however, engaging (albeit mildly) in the same fashion is only going to lead to unsavoury exchanges. I don't want to stir up drama with anyone, especially not as a random going around demanding women prove their harassment to me, putting them on the back foot, and likely making them feel further harassed. Perhaps, if you considered looking at other ways to work on solving the problem, you may even gain support from people who do not agree with how you are trying to tackle this issue at present. Nostr is innovating, but from our perspective, you are attempting to employ the very same strategies which have failed other platforms and lead to the creation of this one, and I personally believe these won't succeed here either.
I’m sorry but… getting harassed? That’s literally all that happens on places like X and Facebook.. and even worse most the time on those platforms.
I am rather critical of Bitcoin(ers) in many respects, and similarly there are many maximalists who will "attack" me for being critical of their beliefs because I don't fit in with their ideals. It's not my problem people choose to maintain a surface-level bias without trying to gain a better understanding of someone's position.