⚡️💬 I usually express myself in the evening before going to bed... but this time I can't wait. It has to come out. Some people are embarrassed when I publish "sensitive" information: about the catastrophic situation in Gaza, the treatment of Snowden, Covid and all its excesses, Yemen, Israeli politics, the management of the European Union and other subjects… I deeply respect all sensibilities - but I respect my own conscience even more. This protocol shouldn't just be used to talk about development or to say "GM". (Go on, it's not a criticism.) But it would be, in my eyes, a huge waste if we were to settle for that. Let me be clear: I'm not here ONLY to talk about Bitcoin or AI - even though I love these subjects, and take immense pleasure in dealing with them. But whenever there's injustice, oppression, or complicit silence, I feel a responsibility: to relay. And I will continue to do so. Whether you like it or not. Even if my number of subscribers halves, even if my income from Nostr drops - I won't regret this message. I just had to say it. Because that's what Nostr is for me too: a free, uncensored space where you can let the light shine where others prefer the shadows. And all the work I've done here - hundreds of hours, maybe more than a thousand, at the rate of 8 hours a day for 130 days - is meaningless if I can't express myself freely. With all due respect once again, if we finally have an unfiltered space, then let's use it for what really matters. Denounce. Inform. Resist. But also have fun, share, experiment. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing changes after this message. I'll keep talking about what feels right - Bitcoin, Gaming, AI or Gaza. Because freedom is also the freedom not to look away. image

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Jon 7 months ago
That's the point of nostr, you can just post stuff 😄 Btw, consider running a relay)
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SweedWick 7 months ago
Appreciate the extent of Coverage and willingness to cover real shit going down that is having major repercussions
Keep doing you. If people don't like it they can unfollow or create what they actually do want to see
You are true, #nostr have also been created for you. You are here at home as all the others. Everyone can mute or watch the content they are confident with. You do a great job, continue on your way, and it is not because most stay quiet and just watch silently that they count less than the one who feel embarrassed (it is their right too, but if it is all the time, perhaps they should unfollow or just mute you, it still up to them). #nostr is young yet and is not a huge place for debate, but it will come, and you will probably have more and more people embarrassed and people that like your news too. Me i like them whatever they are even if sometimes it can be depressive, but it is not your fault, it is the world that produce these news, not you. And it remind us that we can sometimes act to have others good news too. So i am one of your follower, a real one, and you can be sure i want you to continue on your way the time you want. Thanks you for sharing this before an eventual silent give up happen. #grownostr #nostr4ever
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Minnaar 7 months ago
Sometimes, there are things we need to see and hear - even when it's uncomfortable
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⚡️💬 I usually express myself in the evening before going to bed... but this time I can't wait. It has to come out. Some people are embarrassed when I publish "sensitive" information: about the catastrophic situation in Gaza, the treatment of Snowden, Covid and all its excesses, Yemen, Israeli politics, the management of the European Union and other subjects… I deeply respect all sensibilities - but I respect my own conscience even more. This protocol shouldn't just be used to talk about development or to say "GM". (Go on, it's not a criticism.) But it would be, in my eyes, a huge waste if we were to settle for that. Let me be clear: I'm not here ONLY to talk about Bitcoin or AI - even though I love these subjects, and take immense pleasure in dealing with them. But whenever there's injustice, oppression, or complicit silence, I feel a responsibility: to relay. And I will continue to do so. Whether you like it or not. Even if my number of subscribers halves, even if my income from Nostr drops - I won't regret this message. I just had to say it. Because that's what Nostr is for me too: a free, uncensored space where you can let the light shine where others prefer the shadows. And all the work I've done here - hundreds of hours, maybe more than a thousand, at the rate of 8 hours a day for 130 days - is meaningless if I can't express myself freely. With all due respect once again, if we finally have an unfiltered space, then let's use it for what really matters. Denounce. Inform. Resist. But also have fun, share, experiment. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing changes after this message. I'll keep talking about what feels right - Bitcoin, Gaming, AI or Gaza. Because freedom is also the freedom not to look away. image
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That doesn’t leave a lot of time to deeply understand the nuances of that which you relay, so making sure you don’t Misinform is certainly something you want to be wary of. Things that FEEL right are not necessarily right. Reporting and editorializing are different skill sets I think. Which are you?
You said exactly what I think! Did you read my mind? 💪🤟🏴‍☠️ Keep it up! You're right! The topic here is ₿! Just like that. But being a free social where what you write is uncensored and remains carved in stone then it is right to also talk about injustices. In fact, it should be used especially for that. This space should become a kind of wikileaks. We must denounce the disgust that we have been forced to see in recent years. You don't have to turn the other way! Never! Even if our screams are useless! Free Palestine 🇵🇸
You said exactly what I think! Did you read my mind? 💪🤟🏴‍☠️ Keep it up! You're right! The topic here is ₿! Just like that. But being a free social where what you write is uncensored and remains carved in stone then it is right to also talk about injustices. In fact, it should be used especially for that. This space should become a kind of wikileaks. We must denounce the disgust that we have been forced to see in recent years. You don't have to turn the other way! Never! Even if our screams are useless! Free Palestine 🇵🇸 nevent1qqs906xtlfyauav7ap9hu6jgcjkmyfuxzcfk37sy5w9gka2zq9la72qp2emhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtmwwp6kyvt2dq68zafjvu6k2dpewduhyamgxgunxufcwyunq7r9ddk8vercxsmhqmn2x4m8jcmpxf6xkmr2v4jrqwr4wvcxxar2xe4sc2ushf
Thank you for your reply. I reassure you that I'm not reading into your thinking lol, but I think that many of us feel that Nostr is clearly under-exploited given its potential.
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J3 7 months ago
That’s true my friend
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