We talked to @chrisliss last week, #1428775, and he gave his impression of Stacker News, which was roughly as follows:
- This is the content model of the future.
- It already works and is easy to use.
- Normies don't know how to get started.
Eventually, Stacker News needs to have a Getting Started tutorial but it needs to go further than just how to use the site. It also needs to help ~bitcoin_beginners make good initial setup choices.
What are the simplest steps to go from fiat-maxi no-coiner to sat-zapping stacker? Ideally, these will also be good privacy and security choices.
The main issue still is the fiat interface. The only reliable zero-to-hero I have for nocoiners is: sell me something, I'll pay you in sats. Can't send a newbie to bisq or robosats. Shouldn't send them to a KYC exchange.
I think we may need to suck it up and at least point out how to use something like CashApp to get sats easily.
It's not ideal, but a lot of people have CashApp already, so this is showing them how to use something they already have to get started with bitcoin.
That works in the US. Outside of the US, there is no CashApp.
That's yet another issue. Different jurisdictions will have their own best setups.
Idk about literal steps, but if anyone uses traditional social media and accumulates “likes”, hearts, or whatever - just seeing people send and receive real money for content should be motivation enough to learn more
It was for me but apparently some people like to have instructions
I think instructions would be good. Definitely not arguing against that
I'm sure there will always be a Raw Dog option, where people just show up and mess around until they figure it out.
The idea is that some people will have specific uses like posting their content or supporting someone they follow but no bandwidth for all the bitcoin steps they need to take to get there.
IMO it would be a couple of signups. SN and Rizful, connect the LN wallet via NWC.
I'd probably add in a password manager too (which is usually the case with beginners).
I haven't used Rizful. Is it easy to buy sats?
I don't think you can buy sats on there. It's just an easy to connect LN wallet that you can use from the browser.
Ok, so we'd still need a fiat to sats step.
There used to be a multitude of apps that yielded sats, but most of them have died down.
Cointiply still works in my country. Do some surveys while watching TV. Let ads run in the background during work. Transfer the data earned there to a LN wallet.
Yeah, Fountain and Zebedee used to yield more free sats. I think that would be a good option to offer new Stackers.
Chris was talking about how he has longtime Substack subscribers who would switch to supporting him on nostr or SN but they found it too daunting to figure out how to get sats in the first place.
I don't really know how to get around the requirement of having a lightning wallet in order to get started. 99% of normies who otherwise might be interested in SN because of its content don't have that. Unless k00b lets normies start buying cowboy credits with filthy fiat
"The biggest barrier is definitely the 'fear of doing it wrong.' I know someone who just joined and they were terrified of losing their savings or leaking their location just by asking a question.
For beginners, a tutorial should focus on:
Explaining that an address isn't a 'leak' of your identity.
How to move from a local Telegram/P2P seller to a self-custody wallet without feeling like a hacker.
We need to bridge the gap between 'tech-lingo' and real-life survival."