Nostr Web Client

The easy fix is for clients not to use those hashtags and have them topical oriented. Plebchain can stay as it's a way people can reach out for help.

New users really need to know all the hashtags and lingo here as their isn't good documentation on it. Even I'm learning new things! I can't say I have experienced the follow4folow thing with the #grownostr thing as of late, but I can see your point.

For Twitter and legacy social media, I agree with your point with established creators, but as I pointed out anybody new/starting out has the deck stacked against them because of how the algo operates in centralizing things around big accounts to keep users on their platform and ad money flowing. Not saying it's not possible to grow a big account elsewhere, but it's certainly much harder with all the noise and saturation.

7fqx 2y ago

I agree the algorithm on other social media is against the small accounts for the most part (although I did experience Instagram promoting smaller accounts just out of waning interest, I think at one point they were just trying to get people to post again). But there are similar albeit non-algorythmic hurdles here. Take a look at recommended users, nostr report, most zapped, trending etc etc. A lot of that is like a replication of an algorithm lol. Which is inevitable, it's what is seemingly the most mass-appealing. But in reality imo! It's the more niche interest possibilities which will contribute more to growth. And hashtags /groups (if developed more) would be more useful. Like any social media you have to do some digging to find the content.

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Merdellow 2y ago

Completely understand what your saying and agree. I think once Nostr gets more mature their will be clients that don't have those sorts of soft algos and those that want those features can have them.

With regards to nostr:npub19mduaf5569jx9xz555jcx3v06mvktvtpu0zgk47n4lcpjsz43zzqhj6vzk they could do some good and highlight comments or things from the various communities on here in their reports with the usual stuff they post instead of focusing on tech related things, devs and Bitcoin and events related to those things exclusively. We got some rich communities on here and a lot of posters/creators who make excellent content and comments, they can help with user discovery as well as it might introduce folks to new communities they didn't know about on here that are still small.

poe😱 2y ago

Man you guys are good.

I need to read that whole conversation like three times to fully grasp it. Thank you so much.

Nostr being my first playground. I didn't come here to be a creator and make money, so I never really thought from that incentive standpoint. And I don't really pay attention to my follower count although I'm realizing now I need to start boosting others.

The hashtags are great for direct questions and reach. I try not to use them much so as to not bloat them with nonsense. Aside zapathons.

But this a lot of great thoughts to think through. Thank you.