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1032 sats \ 10 replies \ @Car 15 Mar \ parent \ on: Does Saylor read Stacker News? Mr. Saylor's "Sat" Comments Identical to Mine bitcoin
They are, they just can't disclose.
Jack Dorsey sends one tweet of Stacker News it goes Viral as fk, he will not do that because he understands the power that comes with that.
Jack literally doesn't need to do anything but just tweet it out, its kinda sad
If Jack tweeted about SN it would put it on the map overnight. But he only endorses things he backs.
Once you understand that everything in bitcoin makes sense. No one shills anything they are not invested in.
That goes for all the influencers and the people you look up to.
@jimmysong is the only exception I have seen, he keeps it real, everyone else including myself is a fake.
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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I can certainly understand that, but I don't look up to anyone who conducts themself in such a way.
I respect people who say what they believe and share what they value, whether it benefits them or not.
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Stacker News in my opinion is so much more ethical, wholesome, and transparent... there are few if any conversations about 'price' and they never dominate.
I can't even look at Twitter or Reddit anymore, it's a lot of speculation and 'group-think'. Posts to tell you 'what' to think instead of 'how' to think it's a really bad look.
My thoughts are my own I'll call out BS when I see it even if I get 'cancelled' (which I have been before LOL)
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Somehow SN has done a great job allowing people to hold onto their own views. We often have little disagreements with each other, but it's usually civil.
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I like how there are conversations NOT about Bitcoin. But using Bitcoin.
Post a picture of your kitty-cat? Great here's some sats. Books, movies you like recently? Sats to post sats to comment... I think the whole internet should be this way.
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I agree. It's a place bitcoiners can talk about all the other stuff we're interested in.
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