l also like the examples of forums/message boards in the post. I was wondering if the problem and why it hasn't been done properly is that it is assumed a discord -like is needed. Which would cost a squillion quid to make and 4 years to develop. When really phpBB/ Craigslist forums could be emulated ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think there could be more nostr apps that deliberately use aesthetics to signal 'online street smarts needed here' of the old internet. In the same way Craigslist forums (and Craigslist's main site) do this by keeping/not updating their genuine Old Internet vibes.
It doesn't have to be the over the top stylings of Agora Road
Eg:
https://forum.agoraroad.com/index.php
I think getwired.app does this very well.
Craigslist forum:
https://forums.craigslist.org/?forumID=2007
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Forums/message boards inherently assume some degree of centralization which is antithetical to Nostr design.
The decentralized approach is just freeform search over all messages and then conversations linked to the ones you liked.
Surely there are workarounds?
Or are you saying Nostr social is doomed to just microblogging? 🤔
That's actually the distributed approach. Decentralized would be something in-between Big Ball of Events and Atomized Events.