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The protocol was built to exchange cryptocurrency over it. Today, basically nobody uses it except for cryptocurrency shills. (I don't say that as merely an insult. The people on it constantly post about cryptocurrency or use cryptocurrency-specific in-jokes.)
No it wasn't...
instead of asking obviously leading questions, why not tell people what you know?
What's wrong with using rhetorical questions as a response when people talk shit without expanding on it?
depends on the thing you're asking about.
The example we were discussing
well in this case it was made clear they were mistaken about the whole thing and therefore the passive-aggressive tone they were using was completely unwarranted.
What are you talking about?
I thought we were talking about where they asked what was meant by "crypto powered social media" because that was vague wording that could correctly refer to all social media's use of cryptography / nostr's more advanced cryptography, but could also incorrectly imply nostr runs on a blockchain or something, depending whether the crypto is supposed to be short for "cryptography" or "cryptographic currency" (cryptocurrency)
I didn't see anywhere in this thread where the user asking that question was mistaken about anything
this was discussed elsewhere. nostr is tightly coupled to lightning.
I have never put a lightning address on my current nostr profile. I spend hours a day on nostr and people only comment on me being "unzappable" (untippable) a few times a month
But are you saying you'd quit piefed if they added a built in wallet for every user? For me it would depend how it works
Either way I thought we were discussing the rhetorical question about "crypto powered social media." That seemed like a totally fair way to save time getting clarification, instead of explaining the whole issue with the vagueness
nostr has a pretty bad reputation due to the nature of the protocol's inception and the people involved. any time that specific network is brought up, the discussion pivots.
I agree on those points at least