nostr's main strength is its decentralized & open protocol, but to thrive, it needs:

smoother onboarding (i.e. easier key management and client setup for normies, without sacrificing security).

better spam and moderation tools like client-side filters (not central authorities).

enhanced privacy e.g. built-in options for anonymous posting and end-to-end encryption beyond dms.

relay improvements that are more reliable, scalable relays to reduce fragmentation and "spray and pray" issues.

content diversity that attracts non-bitcoin communities to break the echo chamber.

dns alternatives that push for ip-based or tor-integrated relays to cut dns dependency.

and maybe discovery features such as smarter algorithms for finding people and topics, like follow packs but more evolved than its current status.

overall, i see it evolving fast. there is great dev interest but focusing on ux and scalability will accelerate adoption.

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

I back the idea of diversifiaction on content. Well honestly, i am seeing an ecco chamber forming here.

Interesting. Let me ask some follow up questions:

What is difficult about current key management?

Have you tried muting words for client side filtering? Is that insufficient? What else could be needed here?

Anonymous posting - do you mean like sign with a new key while you’re “logged in” as yourself? Or just easy identity switching in posting flow?

Relay “fragmentation” is a feature - hence outbox model. Have you looked into this?

To have a topic based algorithm you’d need to ingest as many notes as possible and index them - this is a centralizing concept and why Primal got so much flak for having an indexer initially. They made progress on making it easier to run your own but I don’t see any other clients doing it - probably for ideological reasons.

plebs will struggle with current key management, will probably expose their nsec by mistake or smth. I haven’t tried muting but doubt it would be sufficient. anonymous posting meaning easy identity switching… and no, haven’t looked into your last point. should i?

Mute keywords…