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Benking 6 days ago
Sometimes I look back at #October of last year and think about how different everything was back then, not just on #Nostr, but in the world at large. 🥹 The price of #Bitcoin in dollar terms was higher, the world didn't seem quite so mired in constant wars, and it felt like everyone was just a little bit happier. @MartyBent was with us, @ODELL was really shining on #Nostr, and the whole vibe of the space was completely different. ❤️ Some of my friends, like @Helen Yrmom , @Piotr , and @npub1qjy9...wtw8 , are in a totally different emotional place now. Others, like @npub1t2ya...6747 and @UNCLE ROCKSTAR , have all but vanished from the scene. Of course, I've also met some incredible new people, and some great new connections have been formed. And regardless of what the dollar price happens to be, 1 Bitcoin is, and always will be, 1 Bitcoin. But #honestly, I keep asking myself: is it just me who feels this way, or do you feel it too? Do you also miss the #vibe on #Nostr from last #October, or is it just me? Please repost this so we can run an informal poll and see how many of us feel the same way. 🧡🤙 And finally, much love and a huge thanks to: ❤️🧡👇 @jack @Gigi @jack mallers @miljan @HODL @paul keating @Joe Nakamoto @Dr. The Daniel 🖖 @Contra @Sergio @Laan Tungir @Noshole @Seth @TuvokSeed @BitBees @npub1l2gv...r0gm @Sooly⚡️سولي 🇱🇧🇧🇪🇦🇪🇦🇴 @Rigly @Greeny @SimplyNostr @Keith Meola @FL Justin @hasky @lemon @Maciek @npub1eda3...ls6n @Marininha @MoriYuzaa @Ben @BigMilan @moravian @npub1r4u6...q4uf @Yorgos @Jamie @Efko @Leif

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It’s been such an amazing year!! this time last year, I was making commits to @Geek and his Signet project along with the others he ran. I was building up @npub1w4rz...382j I had just started building my own fork of HAVEN and making it into a Mac app that I could run without the terminal window open all the time 🫂 So awesome to be here with you Benking!
Excellent reflection @Benking. Despite the bears circling around, this has been an incredibly challenging year for Bitcoin and not just because of the price (1 BTC = 1 BTC). It has been a year of disputes, vulnerabilities, and a necessary purge. A painful chapter, no doubt. Still, I choose to be optimistic. Perhaps what we’ve witnessed was simply the separation of the wheat from the chaff and what emerges from it will be a stronger, more mature, and more resilient Bitcoin ecosystem. 🫂
It’s sad but feel like we will be back soon. If not we have each other Have no desire to return to twitter or the other socials and this is my outlet to engage with other likeminded people Appreciate all of you that are still here. I am not going anywhere
Well, I started last summer here, so I cannot really evaluate this shift. But I think those are phases and that's normal in every community or relationship. People come, people go, some come back, some are gone in for good. It's the ciiiircle of life... But it's good to be there with you all 💜🧡🫂 image
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Benking 6 days ago
Honestly, mad respect! ❤️ I ditched X for good just a few weeks after discovering Nostr. Guess great minds really do think alike! 🤜🤛
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Benking 6 days ago
Helen, you’ve been proving that all along! ❤️ And when it comes to generosity, you’re number one in my book! 🧡⚡ Hope you always stay happy, keep having fun, and never lose that beautiful energy of yours! 🦄🤗
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Benking 6 days ago
Well said, my friend! 🧡🔥 Bitcoin doesn’t need to please everyone. It just needs to keep doing what it was designed to do. The noise comes and goes, but the 21 million cap remains. 1 BTC = 1 BTC. We keep stacking, keep learning, and keep building. The future is bright! 🫂🧡
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Benking 6 days ago
We’re still standing, my friend! 🧡 They can shake the market, spread FUD, and attack the people building for freedom, but they can never change what Bitcoin stands for. 21 million. No permission needed. No going back. We keep stacking sats and building together. Proud to stand alongside you! 🫂
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Benking 6 days ago
That’s so true! 💜 The beautiful thing about Nostr is that even if people come and go, the genuine connections make it all worthwhile. Really glad our paths crossed here. Here’s to many more good times, laughs, and zaps together! 🧡⚡🫂
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Benking 6 days ago
Absolutely! 💜 Nostr is what we make of it, and people like you are a big part of what makes it special. Keep being you and spreading those good vibes! 💪🏻🫂 I’m always trying to grow, improve, and be a better version of myself in every aspect of life. The only thing I’m not looking to change is my Bitcoin conviction. Bitcoin is King, and 1 BTC will always be 1 BTC. 🧡👑
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Benking 6 days ago
Wow, you’ve come such a long way in a year! 🫂 It’s awesome seeing people who don’t just talk about freedom but actually build the tools to make it happen. So glad our paths crossed here too! Here’s to another year of building, learning, and making freedom tech stronger together! 🧡🤙
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Benking 6 days ago
Yeah, I feel the same lately 😅 The vibes definitely feel different. I’m still here though, and I’m not going anywhere. We gotta keep the good vibes alive together! 🧡🫂
God is King, because he is Love. Bitcoin is indeed some hope for this lost world, which we will soon leave anyway. But love is bigger than bitcoin. You can love without bitcoin, but you better not bitcoin without love.
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Benking 6 days ago
Your words honestly brought tears to my eyes. This might sound a little funny, but ever since I discovered Bitcoin, I feel like I’ve become even more loving. 🧡 It’s not just about money or freedom. It’s about the beautiful people I’ve met, the connections I’ve made, and all the love I’ve found along the way. Bitcoin brought me here, but it’s the people and the love that make it truly special. 🫂
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Benking 6 days ago
I’m not giving up at all. I’ve just been feeling a little nostalgic these past few days, remembering this time last year and how things felt back then. I guess I miss that feeling a little. But I’m not worried about Nostr or Bitcoin at all. 🧡 And I’m proud to have friends like you. ❤️🫂
Every morning - since long before 12 months ago - Nostr is with me, early in the morning, with my coffee. Some days have been amazing & joyful. Some have been awful & depressing. But I appreciate all of you, and pray that God gives us all the next morning together, every day.
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Benking 6 days ago
So grateful to have you here. Nostr is so much more than an app; it’s the people who make it special. Hope we get to share many, many more mornings together. 🧡🫂
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Benking 6 days ago
What matters most is us and Nostr. Hype comes and goes, but the people and the community are what make it special. 🧡💜
I feel it too. Last October had a different energy for sure. But posts like this are exactly why Nostr still feels like home. You keep showing up and lifting people up, and that matters more than any price. Thanks for the love, brother, and for keeping the vibe alive 🧡
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BigMilan 6 days ago
Atm the world is a mess. The 4th turning is turning tf up. We’ll make it through this and we’ll think back about this time, smiling with broken teeth and black eyes 🤕
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Benking 5 days ago
We’ll make it through, together. I’m genuinely grateful to have friends like you by my side through all of this. No matter how crazy the world gets, we’ll keep our heads up, stay strong, and never lose hope. One day we’ll look back, smile, and be glad we had each other. 🧡
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Benking 5 days ago
And I’m even happier to have you here with me! Grateful for this friendship and for people like you. Whatever comes, we’ll face it together. 🫂🧡
Ma veramente in Italia e in Europa quest'anno Nostr sta crescendo senza paura e con grande entusiasmo, sempre più applicazioni e client disponibili ci fanno sperare bene ed il futuro dei social decentralizzati . Bitcoin è Bitcoin ci serve per scambiare valore non per speculare.
I hope NGU still happens. I've seen some circular economies and they give me hope. Some of the orange pilling passion is gone though as I've seen a lot of capture by those who want to control us. The capture element may end up being the 1000 paper (pun intended) cuts that regulate away the fire and passion and possibly the fiat price. Just some random thoughts/concerns.
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Hmmm one. A good friend of mine. But i think the only time he ever used nostr is when i got him to create an account over a year ago 😅
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BigMilan yesterday
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That's a heartfelt thought, and I feel the same way. But the cycle of life keeps moving, always forward. We'll always miss what we've already lived. The future hasn't happened yet, so you can't know what it will taste like.
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Benking 6 hours ago
Beautifully said. We can’t change the past, but we can build the future. That’s what I love about Bitcoin and Nostr, freedom, hope, and the chance to create something better together. The best chapters may still be ahead of us. 🧡
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Benking 6 hours ago
The honor is all mine. I’m truly lucky to have friendships like yours. Together, we’ll keep pushing Nostr forward, making it stronger, better and more awesome every day. That’s what this community is all about! 🧡
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