bengoggin / Ben Goggin is on Nostr

Nbc news tech editor

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2023-05-26 21:07:11

Okay, it’s my first #zapathon what’s the deal?

2023-05-26 21:05:15

It’s a beautiful day in New York https://nostr.build/i/d46c251c22dfeeb17333e0187cb9429fcece90ec95d68cedc85b3832fe47f573.jpg

2023-05-26 21:01:31

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It’s boring

2023-05-26 20:52:57

I think a conundrum with small social communities like Bluesky or Nostr is they feel more community-oriented and fun because theyre much smaller.
I have yet to see a scaled social app that maintains that vibe when it scales
I think that size brings out the worst dynamics #note1xpm…z6fp

2023-05-26 19:36:25

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Im excited to see what happens…

2023-05-26 19:03:08

As someome who has wasted years on posting with little reward, the zaps concept is actually genius

2023-05-26 18:58:09

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Finally monetizing my shitposting 🙏 https://nostr.build/i/7236b5b4c9f27f30d4c30aec8f3fd0fc55dbf29618daf61e8434199d32569858.jpg

2023-05-26 18:50:32

Thriving so far https://nostr.build/i/0abd8e82df2de196c4d3ea917ee882d87a431b9909afd4688f2a1642dc16403c.jpg

2023-05-26 18:35:45

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It does seem like clients could be designed to facilitate a pseudo deletion though, basically just hiding the post, which I think would make a lot of sense.

2023-05-26 18:18:19

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Is there a philosophy behind that?
Given current cultural dynamics, I think it would not be great at scale — I think most people when faced with an online mob would want the ability to delete a dumb post.
I think in smaller communities it’s fine, but i’m not sure I fully understand the reason why it’s appealing.

2023-05-26 16:45:44

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I think for a lot of people it’s hard to disentangle bitcoins roots from how it’s developed.
But I also think crime, and the negative in general, are what media has tended to focus on for a long time, and oftentimes what audiences respond too.
Additionally, journalists are incentivized to investigate, and get big stories exposing bad behavior, so sometime
Coverage can end up slanted towards those stories over the good aspects of certain topics/technologies.
Good editors assign both types of stories.

2023-05-26 16:27:55

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Okay, I’m fine with open interview! I’m sorry we didn’t get to chat before my article was published.
I genuinely would like to know about your interest in RFK jr. Do you see him as a viable candidate and what about the interview you shared resonated with you?
Do you see his appeals to the crypto community as genuine?
Or am I reading to far into yo ur posts?

2023-05-26 16:16:03

#[0] Open invitation to chat about Nostr, RFK Jr, and whatever else you’d like to talk about. Send me a message.

2023-05-26 16:11:59

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Thanks Daniel! Just noting that I tried to contact Jack via Nostr before we published our article. I’d still love to chat with him :)