<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Exploratus1 wrote</title><author_name>Exploratus1 (npub1h0…hvfj6)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1h00d53yj4340upuaegradnj6n3h62dtv8s8kgl84p6xfmhlm29jswhvfj6</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Here’s the series of events that led me to Nostr, in chronological order:&#xA;&#xA;- tried to pay for X&#39;s blue checkmark but was unable to do so without linking my bank account, instead of paying with a card.&#xA;&#xA;- read the terms of connecting my bank account and realized I would have to agree to share my account number, routing number, interest rate, recent transaction history, etc. No way I was agreeing to that, so I closed the tab.&#xA;&#xA;- opened a YT tab to watch some random videos, and a conversation between  nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx and  nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m at Nostriga popped up on my feed.&#xA;&#xA;i had never heard of Nostr before clicking on that video. It took me all of two minutes to go from typing the name &#39;Nostr&#39; into my browser to opening an account.&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;nostr:note1xeja7p4uhvuk9wkdudjhqcdc46579j4he3dyufmtsh9djvydjdss0mj8g2 </html></oembed>