John

Only half true. I still get different notifications, new message count, and likes/zaps count on every post depending on the client. Not to mention you won’t even see comments on some posts until you tap on them, so the engagement metrics are insanely inconsistent. Until the core of this protocol is polished like how you’d expect Twitter to work, normies will just assume Nostr is broken. 📝 0000098f…

Is there a realistic AI that talks to customer service on your behalf? Imagine a local & private agent with all your info that can relentlessly pass thru all the intentional difficulties companies force you through, and get you what you deserve from the start.

First harvest!! Felt really cool to eat something I grew myself 🍽️ 📝 682d935a…

Turo is the Airbnb of car rental in the US. I’ve loved using it for years. As I was returning my Turo rental today, I got a chance to have a lengthy conversation with the car owner on how the platform has been decaying in both customer service, and value extraction out of the car owners with various shady mechanics. Long story short, it sounded like typical late stage enshitificafion for Turo and I’m surprised at least another competitor hasn’t already stepped in. At Airbnb has VRBO, Uber has Lyft (now Empower too). But competition in these centralized platforms would still be futile for consumers as it’d only reset the enshitification clock as another closed platform. Yep… You already know where this is going. Only way I can think of to break this cycle is decentralization, skipping the middlemen and their anti-consumer fee race to the top. It would have to start like a normal company, unbenknownst to all users that this is a “cypherpunk project on Nostr”. Just a regular company focusing on a local market first. Capturing users by treating them right, while still charging enough to profit and grow, like a regular company. It would likely have much less overhead too. Little to no customer support. Not trying to micromanage every aspect of the transaction with complex programming and design. Little to no lawyers. Just move most of the trust to the users, communicate that very well, and let them enjoy freedom. The first big app to do this built on Nostr would reap a lot of the rewards for penetrating the mainstream market with a “Turo/Airbnb/Uber alternative”, but couldn’t monopolize (not that that’d be easy) or abuse users as it’d also initiate the race to the bottom in an open protocol. As this platform/app grew, competitors (other Nostr apps) with less fees will try to break in. And early adaptor users would discover and learn what Nostr actually is and begin switching apps to find the best/cheapest one. Pure interoperability. Maybe this isn’t possible now or ever will be, but I suspect it’s exactly how Nostr could go big - silently in the background for platforms that should belong to the people and remain a free market.

Found my side stage!

Coworking with friends is fun!

My S9 node all of a sudden gone. Send halp.

Why the hell does Nostr not allow private profiles yet?

Sardines are amazing

GM

Basil and dill are poppin! Parsley seeds didn’t sprout though so have to try those again. 📝 e12d7533…

Left this comment on a big channel’s video shredding Bitcoin with all the outdated myths conflating it with crypto. Hodling and circlejerking in our communities isn’t enough. We each have to tirelessly champion Bitcoin and educate the public with patience and kindness. Video link in instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoSKyfkgBK/

@Matthew Kratter well said🫡

Adding Tibet/Uighurs by China to the list. Sadly many more to count. 📝 cde57f3c…

@Cash App debit card has a feature that eliminates predatory reoccurring charges. If a subscription is too hard to cancel, you can just leave without getting robbed. Might eventually get one.

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