Matt Warren ⚡ on Nostr: Just because something is too expensive for you doesn't mean it is a rip off. A new ...
Just because something is too expensive for you doesn't mean it is a rip off. A new business or small business isn't entitled simply because it is new or small. Those things aren't virtues on their own.
I also take issue with the claim that #Nostr is free. It may be free for you to use, but that doesn't mean that someone isn't bearing the cost of it. Relays use energy and require hardware and maintenance. Developers put time into building either at their own expense or those of us who make purchases, donate, etc.
I do think Nostr is better, but there's a subtle (increasingly less subtle) distaste for anyone who dares to charge for things growing in the #Bitcoin and Nostr space from what I have been seeing.
There is usually a veiled moral superiority attached to things that are free of cost, as if those things have no cost in reality.
If you're using Nostr, clients, etc free of charge then someone else is paying your way for you. That's just the reality.
I get that not everyone is financially able to pay (if true, maybe you have bigger concerns than social media and should spend that time elsewhere, but that's a separate topic and really depends on the person and context).
It's the smug moral superiority and disdain for those who dare charge for their effort that bothers me.
X isn't free to operate and the businesses on the platform probably aren't giving their effort away for free either. Small or new businesses don't have to buy those extra services. The market will set that price.
I don't see virtue in encouraging people to be leeches and shaming those who charge for what they're offering. Nostr has many worthy virtues and advantages over X without shaming the profit motive.
I also take issue with the claim that #Nostr is free. It may be free for you to use, but that doesn't mean that someone isn't bearing the cost of it. Relays use energy and require hardware and maintenance. Developers put time into building either at their own expense or those of us who make purchases, donate, etc.
I do think Nostr is better, but there's a subtle (increasingly less subtle) distaste for anyone who dares to charge for things growing in the #Bitcoin and Nostr space from what I have been seeing.
There is usually a veiled moral superiority attached to things that are free of cost, as if those things have no cost in reality.
If you're using Nostr, clients, etc free of charge then someone else is paying your way for you. That's just the reality.
I get that not everyone is financially able to pay (if true, maybe you have bigger concerns than social media and should spend that time elsewhere, but that's a separate topic and really depends on the person and context).
It's the smug moral superiority and disdain for those who dare charge for their effort that bothers me.
X isn't free to operate and the businesses on the platform probably aren't giving their effort away for free either. Small or new businesses don't have to buy those extra services. The market will set that price.
I don't see virtue in encouraging people to be leeches and shaming those who charge for what they're offering. Nostr has many worthy virtues and advantages over X without shaming the profit motive.
quoting nevent1q…nmellol another twitter ad
1000USD a month? incredibly expensive and a rip off.
Only corporations can afford that. Imagine being a new business or small business.
Learn to use Nostr. Nostr is free for both individuals & businesses and you can make money already on there.
#nostr