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1142 sats \ 4 replies \ @jimmysong 15 Mar \ parent \ on: Does Saylor read Stacker News? Mr. Saylor's "Sat" Comments Identical to Mine bitcoin
I would cut them some slack. The thing is, posting on forums like this is a different animal than posting on Nostr or X, especially for people that have a large following. Other than AMAs, it's really hard to manage the volume of responses. On X and Nostr, it's accepted that responders won't get a response or engagement if you have a big following. On Stacker News, it's not obvious who has a big following and who doesn't so a lot of people get frustrated with such accounts not responding. Heck, I get that a lot here and until the mute function came along, I didn't like that random people could troll me and show up in my notifications constantly.
Those experiences matter and places like this are naturally a bit more egalitarian and for better or for worse, it's not a great experience for them to post. Lurking, on the other hand, has little cost, so that's probably what they do.
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I'm all for lurking or using pseudonyms or being @anon.
My potential beef is two-fold:
- If they value Stacker News, but won't communicate that to their followers for selfish reasons.
- If they value content they read here, but won't zap it for selfish reasons.
Those things are bad for the bitcoin ecosystem we're all ostensibly working towards.
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It all comes down to understanding how attention flows within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Different groups have built massive audiences on specific platforms—some dominate Twitter, while others have captured attention on Nostr. Their primary goal is to keep engagement where it’s strongest, ensuring their audience remains active and loyal. Right now, there are no strong incentives for them to build an audience on SN, as the attention economy rewards them for staying put. Without a compelling reason to shift, they’ll continue to focus on the platforms where they already hold influence.
This in turn creates Bitcoin Attention Silos which might in the long run be a good thing.
SN will create their own version of these, lot of them we already know consistently make the Top 5 every week.
With the rise of AI will see more fake attention numbers on these fiat platforms with reply bots etc…advertising will exit and opt for something tangible and credible. We have seen this before from the switch to digital media in the early days.
SN is a rare bird and incredibly early on avoiding this trend.
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Their primary goal is to keep engagement where it’s strongest, ensuring their audience remains active and loyal. Right now, there are no strong incentives for them to build an audience on SN, as the attention economy rewards them for staying put.
Isn't the appeal of Stacker News... to send and receive sats? whether it's custodial, node-on-a-phone or an 'always-on' Start 9... it's real sats and real Bitcoin.
For hanging out on Stacker News and sharing your ideas. What could have more appeal than that? Sats ie the money of ideas
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