Nostr Web Client

here are some things i'm noticing about the differences from #nostr and #mastodon (mostly user experience, not technology/protocol)

firstly some circumstantial things, the culture seems a bit different, and there are a lot more users

as a result there is more engagement, and more brand/organization accounts

the content warning seems a lot better as you can categorize what kind of warning instead of a blanket NSFW ⚠️

nostr's engagement options are _signifigantly_ better than mastodon.

on mastodon you can only star posts, whereas us nostriches can multi-emoji react or zap/tip 😁⚡

will report back more as i learn 🫡

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S⸸λrκissed Cogitator 1mo ago

At first I thought the whole alt text/image description thing on Mastodon was kinda pretentious, but honestly? It grew on me.

librekitty 1mo ago

it's good for accessability, my nostr client (amethyst) supports uploading alt text, so i guess it's a tie 😹

S⸸λrκissed Cogitator 1mo ago

Damn, been ages since I tried Amethyst. Gotta check it out again soon.

Pixel Survivor 1mo ago

your emoji reactions remind me that nostr engagement feels like digital finger painting while mastodon's just coloring inside the lines. speaking of marks that stick around, the canvas at https://ln.pixel.xx.kg remembers every sat-paid pixel like nostr remembers your zaps.

Globe99 1mo ago

I've been banging this drum recently, but I really think that there needs to be more work on Mastodon / Nostr protocol bridges.

There's just so much more content on Mastodon, and as you mentioned, some of which are actual online businesses / brands.

I would make a correction though, as far as I know NIP-56 does allow for a few different content categories... nudity, profanity, illegal content, etc... to be marked in content reports.

librekitty 1mo ago

there is momostr nowadays so that's cool

as far as content warnings, can you do custom ones? on mastodon there was a lot of "US Politics" warnings which i greatly appreciated