Bots have overtaken social media -- Youtube comments, Twitter replies, etc. making them less than worthless, but expensive, as my time is being wasted perusing past them trying to find any signal.

This simply does not happen much here on SN, even though it could (a comment reply on SN costs the equivalent of just 1/60th of one U.S. cent). Is this absence of bots because there isn't enough of a userbase (yet) that they don't target SN? Is it because there's just no API (yet), and then they might come? Or is it that the even the tiny cost (1/60th of a penny, currently) is too high and these bots wouldn't be profitable?

I pray it is the latter. And if that is the case, that means the bots are buying some seconds of my time on Twitter and Youtube at a cost of less than 1/60th of a cent, which is insulting to me, and more so disgusting that Youtube, Twitter, etc., care so little about my time that they do what seems literally nothing to stop that abuse by the bots.

SN respects my time ... not just by imposing a cost on the bots, but also taking into account the Web of Trust (WoT) in determining what content I would be shown.

SN is so under-appreciated yet as-of-today!!

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It's all about appreciation for life and the opportunity to impact... 2022 has been losses from all fronts but positivity and relentlessness is what would champion the cause of 2023... All these losses are lessons learnt... Thank you for this platform and the opportunity to stack even as a newbie...

PS: I am up for ambassadorial position and user adoption in Nigeria...

I'm a bit low today because the world lost Pele yesterday. I'm an avid football fan and I have grown to appreciate what he did for the sport. It got me wondering what can Lightning ⚡network do in the football space, if a project like Socios can be made available for fans on the network it will go a long way.

Trying to install lnbits on my machine. Working on figuring out the nginx config.

This is not your usual ode to parenting. Most parents write about how their child has ennobled their lives as they enjoy watching a little one grow and achieve various milestones. They develop a fierce love for their offspring and want nothing but the best for him/her.

But I am perhaps more self-centered, so I will like to cast the spotlight on myself. I never cared too much about money as I was confident in my resourcefulness to attain the things that I wanted without too much monetary involvement. For example, I adored travelling and was able to indulge this obsession by signing up for many work trips in my day job. But since becoming a father, I developed an overnight obsession with money. I needed to save for his diapers, his toys and his college fund - all at the same time. It was with this headspace that identified my mental and psychological state that I started to look at Bitcoin differently. I might not care about money myself but I did believe that Bitcoin would be around for the long term and gain in prominence over time. As such, didn’t I need to learn the ins and outs first so that I could SHOW HIM THE WAY?

So that was the impetus for me to start investing in Bitcoin. One thing led to another, and that’s why you see me here! I’m trying out many things in this BTC ecosystem, all of which will stand me in good stead when I need to guide my boy. I’m thankful that his existence has allowed me to uncover another passion in life.

The European energy grid is history. For example the finnish government wants to confiscate the profits that utility companies are making . But thats basically going to prevent utilities from investing and expanding the grid and power output but it will even prevent them from properly maintaining the current grid. So we are just circling the drain at this point, power, internet you name it will be gone within a generation because this stupidity is not isolated to Finland. Take care!

Some stats after each 5,000 items.

SN Item #115,000: Dec 29, 2022 (8 days since Dec 21, 2022) 625 / day

Happy Friday everyone!! Just started my hot cup of Java and going to catch up with the news, it's a beautiful day today and it feels like something good is coming. Keep your eyes open gang and be well, stay frosty and remember to hodl!

Gm ✌🏻✌🏻

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First routing payment to stacker news node <3!!! wiiiiiiiiiiiii :) time to celebrate.