Some people are like, oh, you just spent like $10 million on a banana, idiot.
Nostr + Bitcoin vs AI Slop: The Fight for a Human Internet | Paul Keating
Walker sits down with Paul Keating from Primal to talk about where Nostr is three years after Nostrica, why adoption has been slower than the early hype suggested, and why that may have been a good thing. They explore Primal’s vision, creator onboarding, Bitcoin zaps as a native internet business model, circular Bitcoin economies like Bitcoin Jungle, the coming wave of Nostr apps that hide the protocol from end users
- How Nostr has matured since Nostrica and why the ecosystem is stronger now than during the first hype wave
- Primal’s roadmap, including polls, better creator tooling, smoother onboarding, and a broader vision for healthier social media
- Why Bitcoin zaps and Nostr create a fundamentally better creator economy than legacy platforms or “Web3” token schemes
- The real-world circular Bitcoin economy in Bitcoin Jungle and what it shows about living on a Bitcoin standard
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1 Some people are like, oh, you just spent like $10 million on a banana, idiot.
2 And I'm just like, dude, every dollar you have is at the opportunity cost of buying Bitcoin.
12 I think Primal and Noster is the ultimate on board to Bitcoin for me.
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And I'm just like, dude, every dollar you have is at the opportunity cost of buying Bitcoin.
Did you see what just happened?
How many trillions were poured into gold not too long ago?
You know what would happen when that happens to Bitcoin?
I get gas with Bitcoin and stuff too.
Like I sell Bitcoin on the spot and get gas.
This is not the freaking XRP jungle.
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Walker sits down with Paul Keating from Primal to talk about where Nostr is three years after Nostrica, why adoption has been slower than the early hype suggested, and why that may have been a good thing. They explore Primal’s vision, creator onboarding, Bitcoin zaps as a native internet business model, circular Bitcoin economies like Bitcoin Jungle, the coming wave of Nostr apps that hide the protocol from end users, and why human-first, sovereignty-preserving social tools matter more than ever in an age of AI slop, algorithmic addiction, and centralized digital identity.
Key topics discussed
How Nostr has matured since Nostrica and why the ecosystem is stronger now than during the first hype wave
Primal’s roadmap, including polls, better creator tooling, smoother onboarding, and a broader vision for healthier social media
Why Bitcoin zaps and Nostr create a fundamentally better creator economy than legacy platforms or “Web3” token schemes
The real-world circular Bitcoin economy in Bitcoin Jungle and what it shows about living on a Bitcoin standard
Why Nostr may become increasingly important as AI-generated slop, censorship, surveillance, and centralized identity systems accelerate
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