How I arrived...
I have always been a lover of social media. However over the years rather than enjoy my time on the generic platforms that we have all heard of I started to despise being there, although would still spend my time scrolling to try and find something interesting to read and interact with.
You see, I love conversation! I love interaction! I do not love however, what has happened over recent years, which is that any opinion you have will be beaten down.
Anyway, I was doom scrolling , attempting to find someone interesting to at least listen to and I came across a woman who mentioned Nostr. This sparked my interest and I soon set myself up and started to post and scroll with the outlook that things would be different.
Not so much though(maybe a just haven't found the right client?)... I had a few comments but no luck in conversation.
Until... I had a comment saying that I should head over to Stacker News!
I headed over...
- Day One I posted my bio and I got such a warm welcome!
- Day Two (i think) I found the saloon! A thread which I absolutely LOVE. In there I can be completely myself and people will respond!
- Day Three I received a cowboy hat, not having a clue what it was I posted about it and got (maybe a little too much) excited!
- Day 7 or 8 I lost my cowboy hat and realised that I needed to learn more about how to be here!
Since then...
- I am addicted to being here!
- I am addicted to learning more and more about how to interact!
- I enjoy the conversation - although I am still looking to grow my tribe. I am a talker and a listener - I give well thought out answers when I feel they are warranted and I like the same in return.
Things I have learnt...
- People are (on the whole) friendly on here and will interact if you are too
- This is a platform for interesting, well thought out content
- DO NOT use AI to create content! Write from the heart and the mind, because if you do use AI your content will not get very far as people here can sniff it out by the second line and will not be impressed!
- Zap content you are interested in and that you genuinely enjoy
- Be your authentic self - it will serve you well, unlike other platforms
- Don't worry if your posts don't create much traction - just keep building the relationships and the trust in the community you have joined
- Don't just come here for the sats - they are a bonus and they will come, but not if you haven't earned them by having something interesting to say
- The leader board is cool!
Those who I have interacted with probably know I don't know a lot about bitcoin - I want to learn more and I will do this steadily over time and will not be afraid to ask questions and ask where to find the best research.
So, thank you for the last 23 days! It has been a truly great experience and I hope it continues for a long while to come :)