#Nostr is not a showcase for influencers. It is a refuge for those who choose freedom over visibility. No emails, no advertising. Just keys, voice, and will. Its strength is not measured in numbers, but in sovereignty: protocols that endure, adoption that comes from the bottom up, no masters. If you want the mainstream, go elsewhere. If you want freedom, welcome home. 🫂🎨

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#Nostr is not a showcase for influencers. It is a refuge for those who choose freedom over visibility. No emails, no advertising. Just keys, voice, and will. Its strength is not measured in numbers, but in sovereignty: protocols that endure, adoption that comes from the bottom up, no masters. If you want the mainstream, go elsewhere. If you want freedom, welcome home. 🫂🎨
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=============================== #7 ⚡ Most Zapped Last Week =============================== Nostr’s Value4Value (V4V) model is all about plebs directly rewarding creators for the value they receive, no middlemen fees, no ads, just pure community-driven support using sats via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Thanks to by @PABLOF7z for providing this data. Here are the Top Zapped/Top Zappers from last week, showcasing creators who received/sent the most engagement: 🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped 1. Name: @HODL Zaps Received: 804 Sats Earned: 233k 2. Name: @FLASH Zaps Received: 768 Sats Earned: 55k 3. Name: @npub1aftm...dcke Zaps Received: 506 Sats Earned: 190k 🔥 Top 3: Most Zappers 1. Name: @AQSTR Zaps Sent: 1014 Sats Spent: 9k 2. Name: @SimplyNostr Zaps Sent: 662 Sats Spent: 11k 3. Name: @Leviticus Mathew Zaps Sent: 488 Sats Spent: 30k 💰 Top 3: Most Sats Received 1. Name: @Fountain Boost Bot Sats Earned: 628k Zaps Received: 346 2. Name: “Name is not visible” Sats Earned: 395k Zaps Received: 1 3. Name: @Ben Justman🍷 Sats Earned: 298k Zaps Received: 444 💰 Top 3: Most Sats Sent 1. Name: “Name is not visible” Sats Spent: 395k Zaps Sent: 1 2. Name: @Trazyn Sats Spent: 267k Zaps Sent: 50 3. Name: @HODL Sats Spent: 259k Zaps Sent: 422 Here are the Top Zapped from last week, showcasing notes that received the most engagement: 🔥 Top 3: Most Zapped 1. View quoted note → Zaps Received: 208 Sats Earned: 88k 2. View quoted note → Zaps Received: 147 Sats Earned: 46k 3. View quoted note → Zaps Received: 79 Sats Earned: 5k 🔥 Top 3: Most Sats 1. View quoted note → Sats Earned: 145k Zaps Received: 51 2. View quoted note → Sats Earned: 123k Zaps Received: 23 3. View quoted note → Sats Earned: 88k Zaps Received: 208 #most-zapped_nostr_recap
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I completely understand what you’re saying, and you’re not being “difficult” at all — you’re just voicing a very valid frustration. You’re right: there are unfair dynamics and new problems we can’t ignore, even in something we care about. At the same time, it’s great to see that, despite its flaws, there are smart and passionate people still working hard to make things better. Your honesty and contribution really matter. 🙏🎨
Exactly 🙌 #nostr isn’t about chasing likes or building followers. It’s about choosing freedom, no middlemen, no permissions, no masters. Just pure connection, voice, and sovereignty. The mainstream runs on control. Nostr runs on freedom. Welcome home :)
There is definitely hope that Nostr will be a showcase for ideas rather than influencers. The value for value nature, and the lack of evil centrally controlled algorithms, particularly supports this. However, as it grows, it will NOT overcome human nature. Attention will continue to be a currency. And once all the eyeballs arrive - mass marketing and advertising will follow. I remain pragmatic but hopeful. Nostr also needs much better search and discovery tools, because at the moment, the big accounts and the "influencers" dominate a huge percentage of the attention (and zaps).