Subnostr

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the advice from nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z at the end of this episode: https://www.fountain.fm/episode/DEJd9bSDxKchnAQTLmKF

TLDR: Try a chat interface instead of a feed for your new app idea.

"I'm seeing the limitations of a Twitter-like UI and how toxic it is ...... I think a chat interface is much more welcoming to the majority of users, it enables those persons to say more and use it in a better way"

"Twitter clones generalize our feed so much ...... we will either have topics per feed or something like a chat interface where things are a lot more conversational"

"Kind 1's are not the preferred kind for Nostr"

1. Productivity tools might be a good match for this approach (think slack on nostr, vendata, nostrocket, ...)

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2. Highlighter could probably benefit as well from a more conversation focused UI around the insights from your peers.

Better start drawing things out! 💡 #nostrdesign

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James 2y ago

Really like the sound of this, going to listen in full.

Chat immediately puts the user in control i.e. what do you want to see and explore? Initiate the interaction, not be spammed by an inundation of information.

Vladimir Krstić 2y ago

Not sure I get it. Will have to give it a listen. I can't wrap my head around how a UI can ignite toxicity. It can encourage toxic behavior to some small degree. But mostly, the incentives awarded for that kind of content push it further.

One thing that comes to my mind is that Twitter content is presented very densely. It may feel a bit claustrophobic? And we know that fear pulls the worst out of people. This may be a psychological trick, like having no windows in stores, casinos, etc. That's why I like nostr:npub1pu3vqm4vzqpxsnhuc684dp2qaq6z69sf65yte4p39spcucv5lzmqswtfch; it doesn't cram that much content on a screen, and thus it feels a lot more relaxed.

Niel Liesmons 2y ago

He was talking more about how a generalised "Followoing" feed becomes more and more general and raises the barrier to post for most. A barrier they don't have in chat groups around topics, types of people, locations, events, ....

Non-dense UI's make me angry and frustrated btw, so luckily we can all find the apps that bring out our best 😉