@davidslifka @spreadmastodon You wrote: "neither philanthropic nor for-profit investment has begun to flow." However, Jack Dorsey recently announced $5 million in bounties that would be awarded to Nostr developers. The result was an almost immediate and dramatic increase in developer activity.

**Money talks.**

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/05/04/jack-dorsey-donates-10-million-to-fund-bitcoin-development/?sh=69bd9a012d64#:~:text=Dorsey%20announced%20the%20donation%E2%80%94%245%20million%20of%20which%20is%20set%20aside%20to%20fund%20development%20of%20a%20social%20protocol%20called%20Nostr%E2%80%94on%20Nostr%20itself%20earlier%20today.