Nostr Web Client

/imo/ No. 39767385

Nostr is less frustrating when you take it for what it is, and not what could/should/expected to become.

Nostr (for the most part) is a microblogging experiment which is currently a hangout for its own devs and some BT expats, and a smattering of Other Stuffs.

Twitterx is offering a 'good enough' compromise on censorship and reach for most. And for those with Elon daddy-issues, they have Bluesky. Insta is still going strong too. That seems to be the situation atm. It can't really be seen as an alternative to these things IMO.

I think onboarding people should bear this in mind or something.

But it is an interesting experiment and it has a unique factor of being a protocol which can be built on.

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21 Stackage 🦡 2y ago

This isn't even Nostr's final form.

My personal prediction is that the Other Stuff will take precedence over the Notes. The implications of a decentralized relay system that is basically a sovereign Internet-of-Things are much, M U C H more far-reaching than microblogging, especially when E2E encryption matures here.

There's room for other social platforms since they each have their own strengths. As much as I look askance at its current user base, I actually think that BlueSky has a chance to outlast Xitter. Overall I think Nostriches should be more aware of its current shortcomings like key management and poor search/filtering tools

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7fqx 2y ago

sure but as you see this is not the final form, I was more talking about the experience of nostr as it is now and onboarding people as it is now:)

but the possibilities are indeed a big part of the allure

21 Stackage 🦡 2y ago

Oh, I did stray from your original point lol :P I was agreeing that Nostr isn't a replacement for Insta or Xitter

"Microblogging experiment" and "dev hangout" is an apt description. I'd also tell newcomers that using Nostr entails a DIY approach where they'd get the most out of the protocol by getting their hands dirty

7fqx 2y ago

Yeah I was also agreeing with you. But I was annoyed with myself that I missed out 'as it is Now' in the original post lol