I have a long term outlook on #Nostr. Censorship on other platforms will only increase its adoption over time. We are still so early.
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I tend to agree. But after seeing the rapid adoption of #threads yesterday I’m less optimistic. Do most people not care?
#nostr needs better onboarding, global feeds, opt-in algorithms, spam protection. It will never make its way to global audiences the size of Twitter unless there is a sufficient amount of free relays, too. The content needs to be ubiquitous across all relays or engagement is going to drop.
But, I agree. Long term outlook. Just anxious to see quicker adoption.
I would say you’re right in your assertion that most people probably do not care. I think it’s because they don’t see or are unaware of the censorship affecting their daily lives. Pain and suffering are unfortunately the best teachers. Anyone who experienced censorship during COVID or that were cancelled would understand that feeling and appreciate protocols like Nostr much more than those who have not.
100% agree on the onboarding. There’s no real marketing for #Nostr, so most of the adoption will have to happen naturally over time and the protocol needs to offer a good user experience. Censorship resistance is only one hurdle.