An important question for #nostr is why/how do non-bitcoiners and non-crypto enthusiasts end up here? How does it break the network effect of other social media platforms?
Even if they don't like Elon's Twitter, their friends aren't here, so why come?
My hope is that in the coming months the ecosystem will mature, the annoying quirks ad glitches will get ironed out, the resources for onboarding will get better and better, and it won't feel to newcomers like Nostr is just a place for Bitcoiners. Because - and maybe it's just my filter bubble - it feels like a place for bitcoiners. Even when I spend a bit of time in global it feels that way. #[0]
Consider - one day everyone will be a Bitcoiner 🤷♂️
Maybe. But even then, they'll probably to talk about other things besides bitcoin. Breaking the network effects of current sm platforms will require lot's of different communities to come to nostr. #[2]
We keep playing around, discover what is missing, what is weird, and what is broken. Build, refine, and perfect. It’s like being at an early tech startup, but instead of secrecy before launch it’s all happening out in public.
Sometime soon, maybe even 2023, it will be polished enough for everyday users to join and feel at home.
Yeah, that makes sense. It makes me wish I was a developer instead of just rooting from the sidelines.
Also, #[3] envisions niche communities building on Nostr eventually. Whereas right now your cycling club might be stuck using Facebook groups (for example), in the future it might be easy to build a better community space on Nostr.
You’re definitely doing more than rooting from the sidelines. You’re a QA engineer and usability tester, helping to carve and mold this as it grows.
Yeah, that's a good point.
The niche community thing, totally. I can count at least five different apps on my phone, each for a single community (neighborhood, church, kids sports, kids school, family, etc). In the future I might still have the same number of apps, but they would all use the nostr protocol and allow me to use the same account for all (if I want).
Yes, and the apps could be more tailored to the needs of the group. I'm in a few FB groups just because "everybody has FB," not because FB groups is the best structure for the group.
