Most people don't actually mind being slaves. Our growth potential is the 5% or so, of the population, that actually minds. That's still a whole lot of people. 12.5 million adults, just within the US.
The percentage is probably much lower, outside of the USA, but 0.5% of 8 billion people is 40 million people.
The math checks out. Even capturing a tenth of that market, and getting a tenth of those people to subscribe or zap, is enough to sustain the effort, since Nostr running costs are unusually light, through the wide distribution.
The only projects that will struggle are the ones with oversized budgets, as they'll be expected to offer a return on the investment in the medium term, and they'll need a gigantic market for that, as margins are so thin.
Laeserin
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