⚡️😼 I'm currently making plans for 2026. I also took a day to relax, you'll allow me that. But I always keep an eye on my notifications...

⚡️🔔 A YEAR PASSES TOGETHER - One year is a complete revolution of the Earth around the Sun. Today, @FLASH closes its challenge and honors its promise: to inform you for a full year, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day — weekends and public holidays included. At first, I wanted to end on a high note. I had countless ideas: making a video edited by myself, coding a website for the occasion, doing a live stream… Then I remembered the best advice I received here: “Stay humble.” So I’ll keep it simple. First and foremost, please know that I am proud to have kept you informed for an entire year, with transparency, consistency, and objectivity. Believe it or not, all my notes have only one intention: to convey the truth. If some of them have upset you, that's not my problem; it's just that reality is sometimes harsh. Here is my latest POW, the complete summary: ➥ 11,500 + 19,100 = 30,600 activity traces ➥ 30,600 / 365 = 83.83 activity traces per day ➥ 19,100 / 365 = 52.33 notes per day ➥ 8 × 365 = 2,920 hours of work Result: ➥ 0 → 16,500 followers ➥ 0 → 5 million sats I gave myself the means to achieve this. If you follow me, you know that I was present in your feed at any time of the day, without any automation. I swear. Everything was done by hand. The Flash touch is visible on each of my notes—that's what defines my work. I didn't meet all my goals, but I exceeded some of them. For example, I didn't expect to reach 16,500 followers; I was aiming for 5,000. On the other hand, where I failed was on the stack. I expected to reach at least 0.1 BTC. In the end, I barely managed to reach half that — until yesterday, I was still at 0.04 BTC. But there is also something that was not planned for, and which far exceeds all the numerical targets mentioned above: your trust. My greatest achievement is having managed to earn it. Honestly, it was not something I had included in my forecasts. Trust cannot be planned or forced—it is built, day after day, note after note. Beyond the numbers, that's what really matters. Everything can be measured except trust. And yet, today on Nostr, that's my most valuable asset. Not to mention the wonderful people I have met here. For fear of forgetting anyone, I won't mention any names, but know this: I know your usernames, your photos, your writing style, your way of zapping. I have observed everything, taken everything into consideration, with the utmost respect. Thank you all, you have been the fuel for Flash, because without you I would have stopped a long time ago. Before I leave you, I would sincerely like your feedback: ➥ What did you think of Flash’s work throughout 2025? ➥ What do you expect from me for the coming year? As they say, it’s at the end of the dance that the musicians get paid. Here are the two ways to support my work ⤵︎ ➥ Lightning address: flash@primal.net ➥ Bitcoin address: bc1qwn8ralumqgar7vqfhftr264a7dxp0akstwx9fq

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