I tend to think of it like a Lightning-struck Reddit, and that translates well with my bitcoiner friends at least.
No refs yet though ;(
I don't, lol this place is too signal and too many honest debaters here, will rek a normie that doesn't have the humility to deal with it all..I feel like SN is a destination for post maximalist realisation
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I like the outreach efforts that drew me to SN, which were ads on Fountain. It seems like a nice way to grow SN, while maintaining the high signal environment, is to reach out to these highly selected communities.
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Yeah I'm not begrudging marketing efforts, I think Bitcoin ecosystems like nostr can bring users here as well as being a place to learn and discuss bitcoin apps and wallets for example, send them to SN
If ever i have a question on stuff people will quickly point me in the right direction here
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agreed heavy, speaks right to the target audience
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Wow, you really nailed it. So many on other sites clearly do not want to learn but rather blather on. When challenged they either disappear or sink to insults.
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Ideas ring the loudest here
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Lol I was guilty of coming here with a Twitter attitude and quickly got set strait by the helpful plebs, its tough love man
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I love your comment
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interesting way to look at it. Now if only my bitcoiner friends can give up their twitter deity and see the SN light!!
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I don't really pitch it to people.
I did explain it to my wife using the standard tagline "it's like hackernews but we pay you bitcoin", to which she responded "yea but what's hackernews?" lol
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I say “it’s like Reddit but your karma is bitcoin”
Their wheels then usually start turning attempting to imagine it.
Then I will say “it costs a little Bitcoin to post and comment but if your content is good you’ll usually earn more than you spent back. All the revenue the site earns is paid to the best content creators.”
Wheels now spinning furiously, stuck in mud.
“We’re also really fond of using a pretty straightforward trust metric for things like ranking because it seems more natural, non-authoritarian, and less psychologically manipulative.”
Their engine overheats and they’re stranded.
“It’s all just kind of an experiment to see if we can make better online communities. It’s easier to understand by actually trying to use it but it’s not for everyone, so maybe don’t.”
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Currently, the site pretty strictly appeals to the non-cynical and I like it that way.
Most the people who refuse to spend time here are really wound up in presumptions and hypotheticals in an attempt to excuse themselves from appreciating something new. I get it. I’ll usually tell those people to not use SN. They’ll just be late adopters and that’s okay. It’s probably better for everyone that way.
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I use referrals
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I tried pitching it in Reddit but only on pro Bitcoin subs. I'm careful where I pitch it because a typical Redditor is a toxic user with his echo chamber.
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Why would I sell SN to people?, only interesting and interested people should join, and they will find their way eventually.
I just give the url they can make up their own mind :)
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I rarely pitch SN. I do talk about how great it is and well the incentives work in practice.
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i suppose that's kinda what i meant by pitch. How you talk about it with others
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I guess its a soft pitch, which I do think is most effective. This is how I talk about bitcoin. I believe excitement is contagious.
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I don't
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I just tell them there's a tree on the internet the grows Bitcoin, they should come and be picking it. 😂
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many such trees
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I am one of them. Take 100 sats for your comment. 😆
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My experience is that referrals have a really low conversion rate, regardless of how receptive someone seemed.
I've also had no success with SN referrals, but that won't stop me from sharing my approach.
I mostly drop referrals on people who are lamenting that there is no good alternative to Reddit. Depending on what aspect of Reddit they're complaining about, I tell them that SN has really high level engagement and isn't full of left-wing cancel culture mobs, but that it is quite focused on Bitcoin and economic topics (maybe our burgeoning sports community will bring some people in).
If I happen to see a post about something that also has a great thread on SN, then I'll post a link and make a pitch to hop into the SN conversation.
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If I happen to see a post about something that also has a great thread on SN, then I'll post a link and make a pitch to hop into the SN conversation.
good idea
I dont really spend any time on reddit but maybe we need more SN envangelism in r/bitcoin
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I was actually talking about posts on Minds or Nostr. I don't spend any time on Reddit, either. Once I discovered SN, Reddit got dropped.
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ah i see
I need to be spending more time on nostr, right now it's just SN and a toxic relationship with twitter
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I use nostr, primarily, because I want to add to the network effects that will ultimately help it attract users. I rarely have any meaningful engagement over there, but I want these Big Tech alternatives to work, so I try to give other users some meaningful engagement.
It seems like the people who are really thriving on nostr are the nostr devs.
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I describe it like HN but with bitcoin on lightning as the way to limit spam and incentivize good comments/content.
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Most people in here are Bitcoiners and I preferred to keep it that way with quality posts
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It’s like Reddit but you u have more freedom of speech and your posts and comments get rewarded with sats
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I just say "Dya want the biggest info host about BTC? go to SN"
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