Had a long conversation with PABLOF7z (nprofile…fg8w) this morning. At one point he asked me: given the stagnant user numbers and such weird vibes on Nostr lately, what do we actually have going for us?
I think what we have is extremely valuable and hard to reproduce:
1. A protocol that actually enables a self-sovereign Internet
2. A permissionless network of 1000+ active relays
3. An ecosystem of 100s of projects building on Nostr
4. A core set of ride or die users who hold their keys and are not going anywhere
Seems like a solid foundation to build on.
miljan
npub16c…86nvr
2026-06-02 11:43:32 UTC
Author Public Key
npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvrPublished at
2026-06-02 11:43:32 UTCEvent JSON
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