Hello Nostriches! Things have picked up here in #Nostrland. New accounts keep popping up, and after a “much wow” disappointment logo exchange on Bitcoin Twitter💩, many new #nostr keys were born.

It’s starting to feel like pretty soon🤞 we will be able to ditch the blue bird that after a pump and dump, very shitcoinery move, decided to return.

Before I started writing for the NostReport, I would never visit my global feed. It felt lonely when I began scrolling it looking for news, trying to ensure I could keep up with @⚡️ᗪㄖ匚⚡️ , @Lau , @corndalorian , and @MainStreetChungus , and constantly I would fail. The feed was going radio silent after #Nostrica, the over-hype created during the unconference was fading, and I was starting to feel a little alone. 😥

However, things have been picking up, and I’ve found new and old voices sharing their thoughts.

How are these new voices finding this purple space with no algorithms, much more chill, no-fight vibes, and starting a community from the ground up again?🤙 Are they enjoying the V4V instant reward experience as we all are? These are all questions I had for them, and as the new excited reporter, I politely decided to slide into their DMs…😊

While I patiently waited for them to notice me, which is still taking longer than I would like😔 but no more than I expected it to, I went ahead and asked the people on my feed about it. 😬

They all had different specific reasons, but we were all moved towards Nostr for the same reason. The need for change. 💜

@5q36…64da told me he decided to join the purple side after learning about #bitcoin. His words said, “It’s actually a second entry to bitcoin.”

That seems logical since I was introduced to #nostr by bitcoiners that have taught me so much. However, I have been able to get no-coiners to become bitcoiners by learning about V4V. Just this week, I got my sweet best friend, @ua8g…nhyr ,🫶 to join us after I showed her what my zap⚡️ wallet looked like on a regular day. Believe I had talked to her about bitcoin before. It just had a different effect when seeing it work.

@fuxy…63dh told me that he is still in the process of trying something new out. His exact words were: “I need to move into a community and move out of the current sick paradigm. Trying here first.” Let’s give him some zaps⚡️ to ensure he stays with us. He needs to see what a warm, welcoming community we are😇.

And @x0f7…gztf and @muge…v3av told me something very similar. Hawk said: “A Decentralized social network full of chill people!? What more do you need?!” CTarian went in a little more philosophical but said the same: “I am tired of being monitored by every Tom Dick and Harry of the Deep State. Nostr feels like just picking up the phone in the old days, and knowing you’re actually communicating with a real person. He even went ahead and called for devs to maybe come up with his utopian client: “Plus, for some reason, I keep thinking a Nostr person much smarter than me could develop a Client that can figure out an election system that could clean up the fraud.”

All of these people come from different backgrounds and joined nostr for various reasons. You guys have heard me before. I feel safe sharing my thoughts around here. Some say this is an early adopter effect, and the more popular the protocol becomes, the more this effect can be lost.

And this does worry me😔. However, I am confident that we are all working towards the same goal, and I trust we will keep pushing toward the same mission.

There is so much “camino por recorrer” left 😁, and the unknowns are so many, that I want to know your thoughts on this. Is it possible to keep Nostr a safe, refreshing place? Will the clown world come and take over and make it serve its purpose? Or have we all had enough, and whoever comes here will join the same battle?

Please leave your ideas in the comment section. I would love to investigate how we can keep this a safe space. For now, I am saying goodbye.🤙

Ps: Before I got to publish this OpEd I got a DM from the one and only @saifedean , which was super exciting and I am still in shock he took the time to read my message and answer it.

However, his very polite answer still told me that for now he is not diving into Nostr cause he is busy preparing his book. I understand Saifedean. I want you to finish that book soon so I can dive into it right away! You and @9dg0…6yd2 have me patiently waiting on your next masterpieces!

_{Proof of my excitement here ☝️ telling the nostr.report team that he had answered in my very excited highschool girl fashion!}

By: @Marce