I would never input my nsec into nostr:npub1earna05hx6ax38r33h3atmecjzdu547m8suw87w70aw6mlyga4hsqcja5j because I don’t know what they would do with it. They already said they would change my NIP-05 ID, and that was a nonstarter. I could only assume it would overwrite my relays as well. So I created a new account there to try it out. I like some aspects of the design and UX, but this could never replace any other client for me. Being a walled garden is one thing, but the geofencing and KYC makes it nearly impossible for me to use.
As a person using the nostr:nprofile1qqsv73e7h6tndwngn3ccmc74auufpx722ldncw8rl8087hddljyw6mcpzdmhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338gmnwdehv07p8s app to access Nostr, I know this. Have asked a few different ways for my nsec. Been told it’s coming, and I believe them. They have a different focus than other Nostr client developers to whom self-custody is a requirement.
I can see it both ways: get people straight on npub/nsec first, then using Nostr. Or get people involved in Nostr first, npub/nsec later.
I tried Nostr via Damus first and gave up.
I tried Nostr again via ZBD and love it because of the support the folks who built the current walled garden that is the alpha version of ZBD Social (ZBD is so much more than just a Nostr client).
My $0.02.
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Discussion
I'm not going to do that either, but Daniel, you and I are not the same as new users being onboarded now. We're an entirely different user. We used Nostr when it was essentially unusable, but we pushed forward because we saw the potential. Just like we have custodian for Bitcoin, we'll have custodians for social too.
If today’s examples of ZBD users are a preview of the quality we should expect, I’m not sure this is the potential we’ve been looking for.
That sounds kind of elitist. Isn't Nostr for everyone?
It is, but I have to say some of the users coming through that door are more annoying than the airdrop bots, so I’m going to proactively mute almost anyone with a ZBD address that I see.
It’s like they’re all reading off the same fucked up script lol
Eh. There's been some that think that they're all essentially dummy or sock puppet accounts set to look like they have a lot of users for VC reasons. But there's no evidence.
There’s a wide variety of us nostr:nprofile1qqsv73e7h6tndwngn3ccmc74auufpx722ldncw8rl8087hddljyw6mcpzdmhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338gmnwdehv07p8s users, like any community. I can’t help with code, but I can help with content. My value isn’t determined by my Nostr client. #nostrlife