I use and enjoy both of these apps. I like them personally. I also think they stand 0 chance of hitting even 0.1% of the usage stats of threads
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Doesn’t mean threads is good or right!
Just popular
Build parallel systems while the current ones implode at some point. Onboard as much as possible. Meet people where they’re at. I think that should be the goal. You may be correct, but in the end it’s about individuals doing the right thing that is better for humanity.
I don’t think Facebook, threads, etc, is good for humanity
I should add, all of this has to be voluntary. Don’t want to force people into bitcoin, nostr, whatever is to come. Make it widely available, providing real world use cases, a BETTER option that is needed and wanted in a free market
I don’t know what is or isn’t good for the world. It’s a complex equation imo. Some things they do are bad. I think some other things facebook has done have been intensely positive for many people’s lives. For example many small businesses have been transformed.
That aside, of course I support the idea of making nostr bigger. The point that I’m trying to allude to is that for that to happen it would have to somehow compete better on reach, imo
Chicken and egg, I know, but also many in nostr seem to think reach doesn’t matter at all, and that’s a problem imo
#GrowNostr 🫡
No yeah reach does matter. Perpetuating a cult mentality is stupid, but many builders in the space are pushing for mass adoption
Here we are free of algos and in control of our data and privacy. Nostr will not have the reach of Twitter anytime soon. Quality > quantity. I do hope more non-btc people join to add variety. You are a good start.