One thing I love about nostr is that there isn't a native algo picking and choosing notes to display. This shifts a user's intent by rewarding those who nostr for their own enrichment and effectively penalizes those who are here to try and influence using legacy tactics.

Legacy social media is basically a show and everyones an actor with no real human audience. The actual audience in legacy sm is the algo. You post stuff, but only to game the algos to extend your reach. Show off to the other actors in hopes that they'll care. You're like an acolyte sacrificing your authenticity to appease the algo gods. People can see through this but the reward bestowed by the algos far outweigh the humanity lost.

On nostr, you curate your own feed. No one else sees this but you. What you do here is done for YOU. You are both the god and the acolyte, shaping your domain. In fact, it becomes blatantly obvious once you're on here long enough, who are the authentic ones and who's showing off to get attention. Nostr naturally penalized this type of shitty influencer behavior as there is no algo to reward it.

If you're here to build an influencer brand, kindly fuck off back to cuckworld and get back on your knees to beg forgiveness from the algo ruling whatever dystopian platform you came from.

If you're here to connect with other humans, welcome to a better tomorrow. Follow people and interact with real humans. Stop worrying about optimising or gaming the system. Just be yourself, be a decent person, come out from the shadows and you'll find this place to be truly freeing.

#introductions

#### Welcome to Nostr ! ####

***Here few tips to get you started !***

##### Whom to follow: #####

Follow topics using hastags, a good way to find your tribe

##### Nostr Clients: #####

for Android:

nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjccd5eyg is an excellent choice, feature rich, supports privacy, tiktok like feeds, excellent look and feel, it is ahead of most clients by far.

For Android and iOS:

nostr:nprofile1qqs9ajjs5p904ml92evlkayppdpx2n3zdrq6ejnw2wqphxrzmd62swspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuvrcvd5xzapwvdhk6qgdwaehxw309aukzcn49ekk2qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8x6tpd4ehgu3wvdhk6ynf30t is a good alternative, more like Telegram. The UI is complex, but you may like it!

For iOS only:

nostr:nprofile1qqsraldwhvwcjgltmxwfu7kw8dqef2692yhzheuurd7k3kfy8cxjdqg9cvnm5 (users talk positive about this client, give it a try)

#### Wallets: ####

Depends on your technical level and tolerance to risk:

1. The one who doesn't care to use custodial wallets (your money...):

Go for Wallet of Satoshi (https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/), add it to your profile, it doesn't have the NWC (network wallet connect), but you really don't need it. When you try to zap someone, the wallet will open in mobile clients and the invoice will load, easy and setup free. You are set. (they don't work in USA, unless you use a VPN)

2. The impatient with no time but looking to have a non custodial option plug and play.

The most complete web based non custodial wallet is definitely nostr:nprofile1qqst4qyeqenw7zm0fwjsty68h6cnys5jre2xd8ngqpjv5a2j26s78fspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm0d9hx7uewd9hj75a0pev, https://coinos.io, rich with features, you can receive emails every time you are zapped as well!. Very cool wallet, the dev team rocks, they are doing the good work creating more Bitcoin awareness and helping businesses to accept it.

3. The curious one with not much technical expertise but eager to learn:

nostr:nprofile1qqstxwlea9ah3u6kjjszu6a7lrnhqkfh8eptp2z6v0e9558tlkkl2rgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshszxnhwden5te0wfjkccte9ekkjmnfvf5hguewvdshx6p07xr4s5 (mobile app, you can buy from them your own address like yourname@minibits.cash BOLT11), the app is well polished, user friendly and the devs are hands on, responsive and active in the Nostr community.

4. The tech savvy

4.1. GetAlby running AlbyHub (a bit pricey unless you do all yourself, not my cup of tea, but people in the community loves them)

4.2. npub.cash - get your npub followed by @npub.cash and use it as your wallet address to receive anonymous private LN payments and Cashu payments. You can pay in the wallet web site for a custom address as well (cool)

##### Check my nostr site: #####

https://rod.npub.pro

You can get your own site free as well, give it a try, start writing! visit npub . pro

Subscribe to my free substack content:

https://rodsx.substack.com

##### Last but not least: #####

https://video.nostr.build/c15a8f80b0ee38024f680e5dc080c07163798f5dcf622d5dc0429a3bd9eb0ffb.mp4

***Enjoy Nostr!***

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Lol thanks, im not actually new. Just wanted to post in introductions for those who are. This is good info though!