I think I finally understand what sets nostr apart.
Nostr isn’t a refuge. It’s a filter. Nostr doesn’t keep people out, it just refuses to subsidize the behaviors that ruined everywhere else. People needing external validation can’t get it here. People needing algorithmic amplification stay quiet. People needing centralized power to enforce their worldview stay away entirely.
What remains is uncomfortably real.
Maybe that’s exactly why most people are afraid to come over.
Contra
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