Nostr Web Client

"Hand of Derek" sounds like a cool name for a nostr badge. thank you.

jokes aside, i try to do my part by sharing not only content that interests me, but content from brand new nostriches or welcoming brand new nostriches. anything to help boost new npubs, because, as i keep saying, we have to be the algorithms.

you know as well as i do that algorithmic feeds, bots, and more are getting better at surfacing content and users. it's just a matter of time until it's done very well across many clients - IF you choose to use said tools. and when that happens, im still going to continue to surface content and users, because that's what i like to do.

Laeserin 1y ago

I also do that, with my Tiny Hand version of it, but I am against that being the main way someone gains followers or increases their reach. They shouldn't need our help to be discovered, if their content is interesting, useful, or appealing. Or, rather, our help shouldn't completely overwhelm the effect of their own effort.

Adding DVMs is not enough, to correct that. The clients have to be redesigned to focus on what is produced, rather than on who is producing it. That would prevent complacency because everyone would have to deliver, deliver, deliver to stay ahead. That would increase dynamism and make us more attractive for newcomers, as everyone could simply work hard, be consistent, find their niche, and get ahead.

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Derek Ross 1y ago

I mostly agree. Everyone that wants to build their own community should have the tools to do so, but that also doesn't mean that it should be incredibly easy either. This would diminish the proof of work involved. I believe this proof of work is part of the appeal of nostr. This puts humans in charge of their attention and their content.

That said. We have technology available to us that can help here. I believe that we should have balance of proof of work and technology, a marriage that makes the task at hand easier to find your community and to build it. I don't believe going full algorithm is the way, but having them available for those to use if and when they choose isn't bad either.