Akamaister on Nostr: Decentralizing the protocol doesn’t automatically change the culture. If the ...
Decentralizing the protocol doesn’t automatically change the culture.
If the interfaces, incentives, and behaviors stay the same,
you get the same patterns — just on a different rail.
More freedom at the base layer doesn’t guarantee more depth at the social layer.
That’s not a criticism of the protocol.
It’s a reminder that culture doesn’t upgrade automatically.
Changing the foundation matters.
But it doesn’t change people overnight.
#DigitalSovereignty #LocalFirst #FreedomTech #Nostr
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2026-03-26 17:47:37 UTCEvent JSON
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