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AMA I’m the only girl that works on stacker news

3184 sats \ 43 comments \ @plebpoet 10h mostly_harmless

It’s my birthday this week, and I want to give you a reason to ask me questions. Because I think it will be fun to read and to interact. And because I missed out on meeting stackers by not going to tabconf.

Also, I think I’m the only girl that works on SN, but I could be wrong. I would love to be wrong.

I came to SN in 2022 when I met @k00b at pleb lab. SN was something @Car talked about around the lab with excitement and energy - and the vibes were 10x more powerful at the time - so I posted a link to an article I wrote. #92827

Then I got sats for sharing it. At the top of the page, a bright number appeared. A balance. A sack of coins to spend at the slots. And instantly I thought oh I like this game.

I went to pleb lab later. Saw @k00b and mentioned posting the article. Shoutout to @k00b who said the most encouraging and engaging thing he could have said in that moment. (I don’t remember exactly what he said but it brought the realization that people read lengthy posts on SN and quality writing is sought out.)

So pretty much from then on I’ve been trying the experiment of posting to stacker news. It’s really fun and it hardly makes me anxious at all. (I used to be very anxious. And I think I notice this to be a trend among people who work on SN jk jk lol.)

If you look at my index of posts on my bio, you’ll see the different things I’ve tried to get people to give me their sats. It’s definitely not an experiment that is concerned with optimization or maxing engagement or efficiency of words. It’s not even an attempt at news. But if stacker news is a great big ball of dough, I think I have worked and stretched it out one post at a time. I think I have been part of an effort to expand SN’s boundary.

And I really love doing it.

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So, have questions?

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70 sats \ 4 replies \ @sox 7h

how did bitcoin and lightning and plebs welcome you?

did you have any problem integrating given the notoriously male-dominated space?

(also yawwwwn this is a boring question that is always asked to women)

100 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 6h

did you have any problem integrating given the notoriously male-dominated space?

related: #228283, #346782

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 6h

hey thanks that’s a lot of context I missed

69 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 6h

No worries, it was before your time haha

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

i found the plebs to be super welcoming - and at the same time i didn't expect them to be welcoming. so i think my lack of expectation helped me see when i was welcome and when i wasn't - which helped me see where i could contribute

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Sandman 4h

2022 ? 🤔🤔 you have really worked so hard cheers!! And happy birthday this week 🎈 🎂🎂

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

Thanks!

82 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 7h

what was it like to post your first zine here?

(i was personally super excited)

142 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

oh it was really exciting, I felt like I had discovered the moon. (I used a bunch of astronaut imagery on that first one)

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 5h

Is SN your full time job, like 8 hours a day?

Congrats! If you can do it today, don’t sleep on it!

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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

No I have a couple other jobs as well

60 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 7h

what about art and culture? are those subjects well represented on SN or do you think we can do more?

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

I have been really engaged by the amount of artists and writers who display their talents here. I think we can do more to get in front of people, and this is what i took away from the Tabconf reports.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox 7h

I don’t remember exactly what he said but it brought the realization that people read lengthy posts on SN and quality writing is sought out.

Ahhhhh if you ever remember it, please tell us, your reaction to it makes me think that it can be our new motto

82 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 10h

How did you come up with the idea for zines?

600 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 10h

I have been making zines casually since 2016. I did a workshop @ pleb lab making zines. One day k00b got inspired by a zine maker. When we talked about it, he had ideas for a hypothetical SN zine. Before, I had done a series of tweets where I described SN posts through poetic lines. Was looking for the next thing to contribute and this idea felt really aligned.

90 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 8h

What job did you give up in order to work at SN, and what aspects of it do you miss?

Cool thread!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

gave up dumb, heartless and mindless fiat bosses to have a boss that's not a boss. I was doing plant care but I was in pleb lab doing anything I could (like painting the walls). So the more i got interested in SN, the more evident the path became

I still have a plant job that's very part time which I really love. so kinda best of worlds

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @d680ecaa8e 8h

There may be other girls but they don't mention this because there will be outside discussions and you know mens doesn't differ between someone working online and a date site.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

yeah true and I get it and respect the decision not to reveal identity

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 10h

Is it awkward being amongst so many men?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 10h

I don’t feel awkward. I assume it’s because I grew up with brothers.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet OP 59m

I notice this to be a trend among people who work on SN

I like how you guys (@ek and @sox) avoided reacting to this >D

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox 58m

no no, I wanted to reply on that but I was already flooding the comment section.

and it’s true

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 6h

Why did you post this in ~mostly_harmless instead of ~AMA? 👀

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

Because it’s not a time limit like I’m not an outsider dropping in and no one asked me to do it and I know those things are on a schedule so didnt want to f with it

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 2h

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox 6h

maybe she wanted to be mostly harmless

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 6h

ok, maybe two less judgemental questions:

What’s the best birthday present you’ve ever received?

Do you have a wish list for your birthday this week?

if you write your wish list here, maybe someone who is invited will read it

I don’t think you have one though

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

such judgement smh

One time a friend surprise me with a cute stuffed pig toy. It was on my desk at the beginning of the school day. People at school hadn't really been kind that year so it was extra touching.

I had a wish and my mother granted :) I got an espresso machine and it rules

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek 6h

Why do you not have a gun? 🧐

55 sats \ 3 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

i can play the game and keep my sats ¯_(ツ)_/¯

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 1h

indeed, at least until I can convince @k00b to disable zapping CCs

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet OP 1h

i'm sure the day will come and i'll be in support

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 1h

i'm not so sure 👀

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @030e0dca83 9h

How juicy is your steaks?

8 sats \ 2 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

i fear this is innuendo ?

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @030e0dca83 33m

There's no hidden senses Do you like steaks? And if yes what the doneness it should be?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 23m

Haha cool, asking the real questions

My steak can be slightly, hardly pink

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @broexplorer 7h

Amazing story, do you still get paid in sats? No need to answer that but if yes, how do you take cash for the night? Also no need to answer that :D

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet OP 1h

Interesting

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder 19m

does it ever feel a bit lonely being a female in btc world in general?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinHandsOn 35m

You're not quite the only one! But yes, there aren't not many of us.

And actually I created this login to occasionally talk about my book Bitcoin Hands On (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4SZSCH8), it's not my main account.