Which clients actually use them ?
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Chicken and egg problem, isn't it?
I thought about it and wrote this chicken scratch down a few days ago:
I would have it so the client is simply providing the platform (the TV). User has choice on relay (channel). Client has less duty on input/requesting, more on output/receiving. Better for the individual, as Indiv will more likely use client if it’s sending notes better to the relays
I think amethyst is the only one. I use a iPhone unfortunately so I have no clue.
I like the idea of clients automatically subscribing to the relays listed in the notes of the npubs they follow, I can see how this could allow for a more decentralized mesh of relays than there is now.
The problem is that it would be a clusterfuck of bandwidth usage if based on the NIP-01 protocol, but seems like it might be workable with client-relay adoption of strfry's #negentropy set reconciliation algorithm. Exciting times.
Hmm maybe. I will usually filter through the feed of who I follow first, then move over to the relays, to flip through like TV channels
NDK (Highlighter etc), Snort, Coracle, Gossip, ZBD Social, njump are somethat I know.
Stemstr
ZBD Social, you mean that client that won't let 99% of Nostr access it? 👀👀👀👀👀👀
Disco shit too.
😉 
Why do you say that?
It's a special kind of client for ZBD users only: https://fiatjaf.com/d36862b9.html
I know about the client, but it's locked behind an invite spam wall.
Why is that so bad?
It's a model that I have begun to despise over the years. I don't want to whore myself out or my followers out to gain access to something. Just give me access. If it's good, the product will speak for itself.
Well, you don't have to whore yourself, you can just wait. Beta testing is good to help iron out some bugs, but I personally would never do anything like that. I would just wait or not pay attention and move on.
But I think you're probably not the target demographic for ZBD Social. Which should be a good sign, sign that Nostr can reach other kinds of people that aren't the technical/very-interested/early-adopter/freedom-focused type.
They too cool for us
Nozzle