You're not wrong. I miss out on other news when not using Twitter. Sometimes that's good, sometimes that's bad. I guess it depends on the news and what I want to consume. Nostr doesn't have the network affect yet.
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the algos can be trained to show you more of whats of interest, i learned that a while ago and use it often to be “up to date” ; yet algorithm-less feels so much better, its a bit niche many don’t/can’t appreciate ; the adventurous folks that jumped in nostr came with curiosity and learned about this other developments in the bitcoin network, u know the current edge in computer sciences….