Using bitcoin is not private. Using lightning is a step forward, and then two steps back when publishing a public zap.
Privacy is something many have become apathetic to. Just like social media. But this is nostr, we are here because we have not given up on things that we think are important despite all the headwinds.
As for monetary transactions and pseudo-privacy, look at how Venmo is used. How many people post a public facebook message "I sent my friend 1000$ for stuff!". They don't. Venmo started out like this, and realized people didn't want that. These aren't even bitcoiners. It's not even a privacy thing, it's just simple logic. When I give someone money, why would I announce it to the world if I don't have to? So that a company can boost their "stats"? All I care about is that my friend knows who sent it.
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Bitcoin's pseudonymity is a joke, Lightning's transparency is a trap, and Nostr's anonymity is a fleeting dream, courtesy of the NSA and Five Eyes.