Hey Will, I appreciate the response and your commitment to making Damus something that lasts. I respect the long-term vision. That said, here are some of my thoughts:
iOS Feels Left Behind
Focusing on Android makes sense to grow the user base, but it feels like the iOS clientâand the early users who helped Damus get startedâhave been left in the dust. A lot of us stuck around because we believed in what Damus could be, but now itâs hard not to feel like the iOS app has been abandoned. Not to mention that Android already has an excellent client that will be challenging to compete with, and youâd most likely be cannibalizing current nostr users as opposed to growing nostr.
Priorities Seem Off
Itâs not about a GIF keyboard. Itâs about listening to your users and focusing on things people actually want. Instead, it feels like time is being spent on features that donât make the app more usable for most of us. The frustration comes from feeling like feedback isnât taken seriously.
Compete With Primal
If you think Primalâs going in the wrong direction, why not focus on making Damus the clear winner? A lot of early users have moved on because Damus doesnât feel relevant anymoreâitâs fallen behind. It would be great to see some competition again.
I get that sats donations donât buy influence, and I appreciate the invite to join calls. But Iâm a full time physician and donât have time to jump onto a dev call. For most users, leaving feedback is how we contribute. When it feels like that feedback is ignored, itâs tough to stay engaged.
I hope Iâm just missing the forest through the trees here and that all of the other projects youâve been working on like Notedeck and Damus Android, and offline nostr really do push nostr to a sustainable mass adoption. Best of luck.
This idea that the ios app is abandoned is ridiculous and insulting to our iOS devs (eric, swift, daniel). Just because I don't post about it here anymore doesn't mean work is not getting done there.
Priorities are not off, we have a very specific plan that we are trying to execute before we can begin to market Damus to a wider audience. If we don't have android/desktop we're not going to be able to compete with anything. Our marketing strategy is not going to be "use primal". That is rediculous.
Users wanting one off features is not going to make damus succeed, there is a larger plan and goals. We want to onboard hundreds of millions of people into a proper, decentralized client that works on all platforms. It's imperative we do this before the bluesky of nostr takes over marketshare and onboards everyone first. This new client is a part of the plan, so your comment about competing with primal is weird. It's the entire point of notedeck, it have a primal-quality client without a centralized relay. I just had to do a shitton of upfront work to make it possible.
doing things the hard but right way takes a lot of time, and I am a single person. I could have easily gone the primal route and just made a centralized relay that does all the hard work, but it's completely against the core pillars of damus: "The social network you control".
Itâs not about one-off features, and itâs definitely not about dismissing the work being done by the iOS devs. The issue is how youâre engaging with users and supporters whoâve been here since the start.
This reply is a perfect example. Instead of acknowledging valid frustrations or fostering a constructive dialogue, it comes across as rude and dismissive. Users want to feel heard, not scolded for sharing feedback or concerns.
Itâs clear that youâre prioritizing your vision of a multi-platform client over addressing the needs of the current iOS communityâand maybe thatâs the right decision. But the dismissive tone and lack of engagement with your core supporters only alienate the very people who have championed Damus from the start.
Predictable with the use of terms such as 'abandoned' and 'cannibalizing'. Ok for will to use shorthand without optimizing for your butthurt if you can. Criticizing post per post scales better than responding to criticism. Productivity requires strong defense against.
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