I have 950 followers on Fediverse. It has its problems, but at least there's people.🤷♂️
Discussion
Nostr is growing good though
Sure, just slow af and retention rate is the worst of any platform that I've been on.😬
Maybe it'll be good in 5 years, and I can come back then. However, I don't see myself continuously wasting my time here for no gain. There's just no point.
The protocol is the point
But no hard feelings either way, everyone can have a different perspective
The protocol is the point? Many protocols existed and went nowhere because the experience sucks
If you're happy to maintain a single user instance server and the additional costs and time that this incurs (as you are) then nostr doesn't really hold much additional benefit. You're blocked from less instances than either of the fedi bridges and you have a lot of mature mobile apps to use to improve your mastodon experience.
However, you can't deny that it *is* easier to create an npub and begin talking to the world and if you are connecting to someone elses instance and having to abide by their rules and blocklists and possibly getting blocked from talking to people due to others actions that isn't optimal.