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335 sats \ 44 comments \ @VEINTIUNO 6h meta

Give me a reason.

Stacking sats isn't one...

I want to post SOMEWHERE. I have a lot to say, and I enjoy writing, and getting feedback. People here are generally on the same wavelength.

I love the sats, I love zapping other stackers for well written posts and comments. And then so many of the other sites are trash. Reddit, Facebook, etc.

Take Facebook. There's a HUGE carnivore group there (World Carnivore Tribe) and it has all kinds of interesting info. BUT trying to find that into, trying to find the good comments is so hamstrung by the fact that YOU ARE THE PRODUCT. And absolutely everything about the Facebook UI is pointed towards one goal. That goal is--having you spend as much time as possible on the site, so you can be shown ads. And that's it.

So naturally, it makes the Facebook experience crappy, you're constantly being hijacked by clickbait. I hate using it, though I need to occasionally.

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 1h

Sn is great for asking questions. Lots of knowledge on here and most are engaging and will help out unlike other platforms where you can be overlooked or ignored

172 sats \ 12 replies \ @k00b 6h

Reasons I do/would do it:

to know people cared enough about replying that they paid to do it
to know that people like what I did/think enough to give me something that they value
because I don't have a large following on follow-based social media apps and I will likely get no visibility or replies otherwise (ie a level playing field)
because I see the system as relatively virtuous/meritocratic and I find earning my place in such a system relatively validating
I think bitcoin can be used to solve problems other than store of value and commerce and this one of few places experimenting with that and I'd like to see it grow and such experiments grow
I hate ad-based social media and realize that anything I'm using that is free now will likely enshittificate itself with ads/data-mining, so I want to support/be somewhere that does not have that destiny
I'm highly skilled at tasteful writing, and/or finding great things to learn/read, relative to other people, and want to earn some pocket change
I like people that show up to a weird website for the above reasons and I want to spend time with them and help bring more people like them here (even if there aren't many yet)

777 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 4h

Man, some elaborate and eloquent reasons. Maybe I should start using SN more

0 sats \ 9 replies \ @k00b 6h

Great question!

0 sats \ 8 replies \ @VEINTIUNO OP 6h

I'd like to see more great answares. What values SN brings, why post here is better than HN (for example) or any other competitor in your business plan?

by the way, who do you consider a "competitor"? I know isn't nostr

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 5h

I haven't participated as much on HN, but here on SN you will find a greater diversity of topics, and you'll find people with more libertarian leanings and people who like bitcoin

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

I admire @ek's posts welcoming newbies. In the other side @DarthCoin kicking assmilkers out the @saloon main door and tagging shitcoiners bios with his knowledgeable meme force. I'm intrigued by these contrasts.

Does look to you SN is only for people that agree with these values and ideologies? Could a democrat, socialist or communist be welcomed here as libertarians and anarchists are?

55 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox 4h

I hope that people don’t leave SN single-handedly because of Darth 💀

I found the whole political spectrum here on SN, maybe some can be more vocal than the others, either way remember that bubbles are everywhere, here too

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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 5h

I see other forums as "competitors": Reddit/HN/LessWrong/Delving/BitcoinTalk. Basically, places that share our format/style of social media and/or provide the same kinds of content/learning/connection.

Of course, I don't view all of these as competing with us, but I do think about their "systems" and why/how/if they attract people when we do not.

As public social media gets destroyed by AI bots, I suspect our "competitors" will will increasingly be apps that have great private group chats.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

Funny enough, it feels like none of these other platforms get affected by AI bots, or maybe they do and have good moderation system and mods doing the hard work.

Browsing SN sometime I notice outlaw content and not sure why as been tagged that way.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 5h

When other platforms don't like stuff they delete it. When stackers don't like something, they pay to "downzap" it and get it marked as outlawed (which can be reversed by other stackers paying to "upzap" it). Outlawed items are still viewable to people with "wild west mode" on in their settings.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

want to earn some pocket change

nearly falling into the stack sats topic

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 4h

Why not?

It's a good community to share ideas with.

21 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 6h

You want to communicate something to Stackers
You want feedback on something from Stackers
You want to support the platform
You enjoy interacting with stackers

31 sats \ 5 replies \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

how you define stackers? assuming you are referring to all SN users

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 5h

Sure, we can load any nuance into "users".

41 sats \ 3 replies \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

can you define stacker? are there different type of stackers? or just stackers, lurkers, anons and cowboys?

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 5h

I think of stackers as those who feel like part of a community based on Stacker News. If lurkers and anons feel that way, then I include them.

26 sats \ 1 reply \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

Isn't about me including them or not, more knowing how and if you differentiate between stackers types

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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @TNStacker 5h

It is fun

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

This is the shortest and best answer I got. Thanks! Can you elaborate why?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 2h

Thought provoking conten and communication is fun to me.

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 6h

Why did you pay 202 sats to post this?

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @VEINTIUNO OP 6h

because I want to reach stackers here and see if someone can respond something different

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 6h

fair enough

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @LibertasBR 5h

Share knowledge and experiences. Receive feedback and points of view, like you. Have fun

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 6h

You want based and smart opinions

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @VEINTIUNO OP 6h

That's what I'm getting. Whish I could get more elaborated answers

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 4h

Though I'm not @Undisciplined but I agree with his comment

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 3h

You worded that very suspiciously

39 sats \ 0 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 3h

Thanks and that's cos I'm actually not @Undisciplined . 🤗 lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 10m

Because I'ld rather share my Q&A time with those who are mostly tip of the spear, rather than with those who are a boil on the ass (i.e., most of those on r/TimesuckWithNoBenefit, Stack_FuckoffSomeoneElseAskedThatAlready_OverFlow, etc.)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Jon_Hodl 20m

Because we don’t censor you like Reddit and we aren’t infested with fucking low level mouth breathing piss mop idiots who can downvote you at no cost.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 4h

What your post title looks like

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 4h

hot damn.

The criticism is vicious these days

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 6h

Stacking sats isn't one...

Certainly if one does not have a wallet attached and does not engage enough to earn rewards.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @VEINTIUNO OP 5h

You give for granted people know what wallet refers to, and how it can be done successfully.