Absolutely. The Nostr protocol is a social protocol. It is 100% the secret sauce that makes it exciting. Especially with the flexibility it offers, and payments built-in.
But it also creates developer space that leads to nowhere. “Omg check out what I can do with my HTTP app!” says nothing to a potential customer.
“Play games with friends, trade and chat on all your devices” says something to a customer (demand and product TBD)
npub14y…utuw5
2026-07-07 22:01:23 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…t042
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