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A lot of people don't trust Bitcoin because of all the negative press. Fiatjaf was doxxed as a "far right" founder. We sometimes have porn spam. Censorship resistance means we sometimes talk to people who have been banned from legacy social media because they are anti-war hippies or racist. Privacy is necessary for an open society, but most of society doesn't want an open society or sound money. Society wants socialism and stimmy checks. They blame the current president, not monetary policy, for inflation. They blame Discord for radicals. I suspect most people in the world do not want to be free. They want entertainment, carbs, and fancy cars that make others envious. They believe freedom= consumerism, not speech. They can't be bothered with signing paper for credit card payments anymore. Why would they bother with digital signatures to make fart jokes and save money?

The distrust for alternative systems is so high, we ignore the benefits. Most time people ask questions about new tech, it is to discount it and relieve themselves of the need to learn (too much information). I think he assumed others would profit from him joining nostr, when it is in fact the other way around. Time invested in learning is a cost, and this the first time he has ever heard the word nostr.