Leon Waldman on Nostr: I feel exactly the same... Back in the day you could bond REALLY WELL with people ...

I feel exactly the same... Back in the day you could bond REALLY WELL with people that you didn't had a single clue about their name, country of origin, city they lived... ANYTHING.

It's weird to look back and see that this is not the case anymore... It was really fun to meet random strangers with the same interests and create friendships along the way.

I would say that I miss even the trolls... That's how bad current internet has become! =/

quoting nevent1q…9c59

I'm not here on Nostr because I run away from Twitter. I'm here because I'm in search for an internet as it once used to be.

I'm a hacker who fucking hates that social media is in the hands of private companies. I remember using IRC and meeting likeminded anons online. I remember what the internet utopia felt like. People who didn't care what your name or status is, people who aren't interested in sharing their boring holiday pics with random strangers online. I'm not interested in what politicians and influencers have to say. I don't care about the latest mainstream trend that's going viral.

I want random weird interesting smart people around me who share their ideas in a free and open space that isn't controlled by anyone.

That's all I'm looking for. There aren't many such spaces on the internet.