A year ago, I joined Nostr. Like many Bitcoiners, I felt the FOMO joined and posted a fraction of my Twitter content here, irregularly. No consistency. No genuine interest. Low engagement—but zaps? They kept coming. Fast forward, Nostr became much more than I imagined. Here’s how and why: Before I dive deeper, a quick rewind: In 2020, I deleted all social apps from my phone—except for Twitter, because work demanded it. Bitcoin-Twitter was chaotic and dramatic, keeping me tethered. Yet, having only one app on my phone? This was a major mindfulness milestone. Now, back to #Nostr. Early Nostr days had this #zappathon trend—same time every day, users gathered to zap and engage as a #plebchain. For a longtime social media user since mIRC, feeling genuine support online was wild. Then, my Bitcoin work pulled me deeper into the rabbit hole. PoW > social media. Always. On Twitter, I focused on #Bitcoin for work and #Lebanon’s economic collapse—deeply personal as a Lebanese Bitcoiner. But in October, I got furious about Israel’s war in general and on Lebanon in specific: called out the U.S. taxpayer-funded war machine, tied fiat to atrocities made to my country. Within days I got shadow-banned. Then suspended. No surprise. Reflecting on my X suspension, I felt relieved I’d never verified my account. Not about money—about control, about my personal data. Being in Bitcoin prepares you mentally for these moments. But when it happened, I had a flash-forward to a dystopian future—social media as a massive virtual concentration camp, forcing compliance with the camp’s rules. Imagine this under a #CBDC regime: one button suspends your X and freezes your bank account. This isn’t freedom; it’s fiat tyranny. And the world is heading there. This pushed me deeper into Nostr. So, I committed. Daily posts—short form, long form, memes, GMs, GNs—total freedom. Unlike X, where I meticulously drafted tweets, curated media posts, and scheduled threads, here I had no system—I was just experimenting, letting thoughts flow. I noticed some of of the content on Nostr felt often recycled from Twitter without much depth or personal touch. But it’s the reality of early adoption I guess. I believe this will change—gradually then suddenly like for #Bitcoin. As the world spirals further into censorship and control, more suspensions will push people here. More will seek real freedom. Every atrocity and clampdown will serve as the best marketing for the purple ostrich. Within weeks, I got the kind of genuine social network here that took me years to create on X—and it’s still beautifully growing. No censorship. No need to self-censor. Just real, unfiltered connection. Now? Multiple clients on my phone, learning how to run relays, and experimenting. I hope I could settle one day for two or one app on my phone that can do most of things that other apps do. Nostr isn’t just another social network—it’s freedom to write without limits. When I post here, it feels like journaling. I already journal using Notion, which is great—but centralized. My future grandkids may never see it. Here, my words can outlast me. To everyone here sharing technical knowledge, zapping, engaging in DMs, and being part of this journey—thank you. Your support and connections have made it real. I started purple pilling my friends and family already🟣 Life’s short. Keep saying your mind. Fight for freedom. Keep writing. Stay humble and stack sats. I’d love to hear what’s your Nostr journey been like so far❔

I will do my best to follow along your journey.

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Yeah man I'm so excited 😊 thank you for the kind words 😊

There is no legal mechanism that allows states to secede. It's not possible when Texas wants to do it and it's not possible when California wants to do it. It's a nonsense desire that only serves as rabble rousing, devisive, sensationalism. 🥱

To some extent, but the “it’s not decentralized” argument *is* correct, I just think many haven’t dug in a hell of a lot deeper than that.

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Charlas de cafe y libros en donde conversamos de muchas cosas acerca de la vida y de #Bitcoin también. ✨

Can Bluesky scale to handle cancel culture? 🙃

Every sats matter. Chaque satoshi compte. #Bitcoin

welcome to the Nostr Cult™️ 💀

Using #bitcoin as community points to circumvent bans/legal problems, nostr:npub1ad0ptuzte83alpkpqqctvewlaqj5zq23c83m82xw8apg4t6zlyns6xng2c

bluesky is very clever. it gets people to provide hosting for the project, providing the marketable illusion of decentralization. but retains centralized control which they will never give up, and will use under the guise of “safety”. its neo-liberalism as a digital platform. time to “spread some democracy” 😝

I think it speaks more to the culture of nostr. Very bitcoin culture tangential where if you're not with us, you're against us. Everything else is bad, fuck nuance, fuck actually researching and looking at facts. So long as you post "gm, zaps and DVMs are the future, NGMI", that's what nostr mostly is right now. There's a few high signal accounts worth following here but otherwise its just a bunch of noise. I'm probably part of that noise, hoping to change that soon.

thoughts nostr:npub1q3sle0kvfsehgsuexttt3ugjd8xdklxfwwkh559wxckmzddywnws6cd26p ?

I'm not sure who likes him, but he would mostly be disliked here too lol He's a wonk, apparently Lol https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/will-stancil-twitter-mn-house-candidate.html

Photos of my last outing day in the mountain this was like 6 months ago, today I saw this photos again with fresh eyes and i loved them. At some point, the gps sent us trought the middle of nowhere!!! lnbc10u1pnn3atmpp54jrdkh3n0m59ajef2kpfl2plh95a7ncnuz9m4ddvg0a4mqz9g9hshp5lvgjj4z2s46r67t54ujt54qaenp04wmc8u8r80epcjcsfrlvxkyqcqzzsxqyz5vqsp5memejawedzc5y4mepkm79lrrv9khheqlsys737np59093nuaqnas9qxpqysgq7knrkja3yd2vnzgcujntpqct2jyp9gctly8pfd84s9wm9c50fhmnwxwu2vje80680xq0qgknz3ad39un0n0zj0d8dyvtv0ztu48j07gqsswhm3 Day 10 Crowdfunding for a backup camera #photostr #photography #artstr #plebchain

#bitcoin is the only asset that you can buy for less than a dollar .. Actually free if you know how to make a good meme :-) #zaps That is what makes it an asset for plebs .. Rest everything is for ultrarich ..like - self custody - no half life - global ness - machine compatible - 24 by 7 - no kyc

Own your #Bitcoin, Own your Life

Photos of my last outing day in the mountain this was like 6 months ago, today I saw this photos again with fresh eyes and i loved them. We passed trought a old town https://i.nostr.build/WC2jz3LyfcL5s1N6.jpg https://i.nostr.build/BvqZ9rc4jIAsXBUW.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Q70f83lpgLx7m4Fq.jpg lnbc10u1pnn3ue0pp5cyslae5cafr5xjz09ka90zgfntj38mtex9nk3pee4ssgc4knflzqhp5ayg7zp9x7d5ya24cnh3jvg6gxtnzt0fvgrg3k9jhjrssh7d8zvpqcqzzsxqyz5vqsp5r8a3hf0jsu6e2dxpa362y9ry65m0audx4ke99dtg4yman9n7dg5s9qxpqysgqd9mumgwl5grf82jwjduvpkyztrs8py6nkxslrhuk87f0gupa8u8zx5vww6nu00zd7s9rpcgx2d60eux6rs2ydxz9gec3j58y6mnj87gq7fyfcs Day 10 Crowdfunding for a backup camera #photostr #photography #artstr #plebchain

ohh BTW I just posted a note... I paid off a nice size loan today .... last payment!!!!

This is great 👍 keep it up 👏

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Photos of my last outing day in the mountain this was like 6 months ago, today I saw this photos again with fresh eyes and i loved them. This a statue of a old president of venezuela, one of the best that venezuela had https://i.nostr.build/mhrLGAXr4b5Dx9PQ.jpg lnbc10u1pnn3undpp5w7528s294lqwq70ugk80rpmtukcyfgjxlru8d4pk938n5nh87ydshp5657gjxu0738j596k5aq4y43uvhd0muj83vs3jlx6jncdnl6nzxcscqzzsxqyz5vqsp5ctxalcqszdmu6n4rp9we5xch76w4ru4uu8juqgrakdmesjvv6t2s9qxpqysgqmluxf6dwdekufv5jdzypkradjvfhsnd7f5y8jh6ml6p3wslrg7p5k34emwg7lmx2gyrtww457jmem354afet2dnrtn5z958u5s3rm8sqelf5qc Day 10 Crowdfunding for a backup camera #photostr #photography #artstr #plebchain