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)
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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?
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
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.
V4V mainly, source of some good tech info, tricks and tips, latest news, satire, some priceless comments from few sarcastic bastards...lol
Have fun... that's what I can think of right now
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
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.)
SN is a community like no other, the added value you get to participate here goes far beyond stacking a few Sats. Here you learn from the work of others, even from mistakes too, you learn from other people's experiences and that is vital to have your own experiences.
SN is a separate world, a place to deposit, share, find, receive, give, deliver value.
SNis a community like no other, the added value you get to participate here goes far beyond stacking a few Sats. Here you learn from the work of others, even from mistakes too, you learn from other people's experiences and that is vital to have your own experiences.SNis a separate world, a place to deposit, share, find, receive, give, deliver value.#674778