Read_902 - Nostr Unpopular Opinions

What happens when our obsession with building the “perfect
protocol” blinds us to the real problems users want solved? It's
time to slay some sacred cows. In this conversation, we unpack
the hype around Nostr, the pitfalls of developer-first thinking,
and the lessons Bitcoiners should learn if we want adoption that
truly matters.


Check out the original article Nostr Unpopular
Opinions by Aleks Svetski (Link:
https://primal.net/svetski/Nostr-Unpopular-Opinions-p53tc9)


Mentions & Resources from the Episode


Book: The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen (Link:
https://tinyurl.com/52y98f3f)


 (Link: https://fountain.fm/episode/nRow0tTL5G5sh9VJtvjx)

As Nostr As Possible (ANAP) by Aleks Svetski
(Link: https://blog.satlantis.io/as-nostr-as-possible-anap/)

satlantis.io (Link: https://www.satlantis.io/place)

CryptoQuikRead_219 - Why BitTorrent Mattered: Lesson 1 [Simon
Morris]
(Link: https://fountain.fm/episode/nRow0tTL5G5sh9VJtvjx)



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