Nostr, as it stands through the NIPs, is heavily geared towards being a Twitter clone. It doesn’t help that it's driven by a drivechain maxi, which has unfortunately sidelined a lot of potential financial innovation. Cashu is a rare exception that breaks that trend. We could be seeing so much more, but Nostr isn't really set up for it. Your friends have a point, and I’m glad you’re one of the few working to create the change we need. Cashu is one in a thousand, but there should be a thousand projects like it.