Nostr Web Client

Every time you think that these huge centralized platforms have too much power, remember that almost none of them provie direct services anymore.

Facebook doesn't create its posts

Uber doesn't drive its customers around

Airbnb doesn't wash the linens in your rental

Youtube doesn't film their video library

All of these platforms only have the power of the content and engagement that WE give them. Without us, they are worthless.

Never forget that the simple act of leaving and taking our creations, media, engagement, and our value somewhere else, will turn them into nothing overnight.

This is why decentralization is the only path forward. There is no alternative.

db42 1y ago

I’ve been thinking more about this idea since your recent podcast. Would it be possible to create a fully open source Uber (or some useful subset of Uber) identity and payments is already solved with nostr bitcoin. I think the hardest part would be maps, then some kind of decentralized dispatcher service. But with those 4 things it could work. Then you could use that effort to create open Airbnb, etc.

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Guy Swann 1y ago

Yes, it’s absolutely possible. The biggest piece of building a solution is a distributed reputation and identity system, which is what #Nostr essentially is. The frustration is that trust rankings have to be built slowly, and also require explicit “trust network” sorts of tools which are incredibly nascent right now. I would look toward Satlantis for how they are implementing the idea of trust weighted connections and web filtering.

vinney...axkl 1y ago

In addition to Satlantis, I'd recommend you look into nostr:npub1u5njm6g5h5cpw4wy8xugu62e5s7f6fnysv0sj0z3a8rengt2zqhsxrldq3 's influence score and subjective, contextual, transitive trust.