Why is user count a valid metric for nostr's success? It doesn't feel like the right thing to look at.
Is any system always more successful the more participants it has? Or are some systems successful because they serve those who benefit most from it?
Or are people really just that greedy for zaps that they need large follower bases to get zaps for their fiat "content" and call it value 4 value?
Jay
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2026-05-21 14:13:49 CEST
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