i let that one simmer on my ride home and what comes to mind is the bare truth of nostr being a protocol. because of this, it can be anything. it can be everything. but it can never be ruled, which i think will forever maintain that homey feeling. the fact that each individual nostrich is the ruler of their own platform and who they choose to follow, allows for the protocol to always feel safe for them- like home. as mainstream folk begin to adapt, they too find a new safe place to grow and learn from. for so many of us, nostr has been revolutionary in our personal lives because of this newfound interweb safe, sovereign feeling. a major problem with mainstream culture is that we are fed a narrative that each of us are not safe alone and should not take up space to be ourselves. that’s why it’s so easy to fall into a habit of giving up autonomy in mainstream communities. when we’re here in a V4V ecosystem, we’re rewarded by being more truthful, joyous, and productive. the current clients are quite limited, so i definitely understand the mainstream holt from widely accepting nostr, but i have no doubt that as we develop more niche clients there will be no competition for nostr. maybe this makes no sense, maybe not. i’m hopeful and see no downfall in nostr as a whole. but i do agree, someone’s gotta work on that branding to be more non-computer savvy friendly. 😂