Nostr Web Client

I’m not sure Nostr will ever work.

Social media preys on the main sins:

Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth.

There’s certainly greed here, but it’s niche and nerdy. Not exactly viral stuff.

There’s little to no rage bait.

It’s almost as if people are paid to be as proactive as possible on X, and their life in default isn’t nearly as rage baity as they make it out to be.

But there’s also no reason to use this as the town square. It’s not particularly organized, it doesn’t have a community outside of BTC, it’s hard to access and difficult to understand.

I still have hope, just not sure when it sparks.

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AussieBean 6d ago

Interesting perspective. I hope you’re wrong but you seem to have correctly identified the human psychological traits that motivate the use of (anti) social media

Farfallica 6d ago

I have so much to talk about that. But I’ll do it another day. Today, I am tired. But I hear you. 😘

Liberty NH 6d ago

I think it will gain traction as social medias begin to require government IDs to join.

db 6d ago

It seems to me that nostr is already working based on your points.

1. Unlike social media that preys on sins.

2. Little to no rage bait.

3. Not organized, I prefer a little chaos, that’s where the dreams are born.

4. Solid bitcoin community. Good values

5. Hard to access and difficult to understand, freedom ain’t free.

Yup, nostr is working in my opinion. 🤙

CensorThis 6d ago

If an app exists in the ether, but there’s hardly anyone that uses it, does it matter?

db 6d ago

It does when you yourself use it and it provides happiness and/or other value.

ABH3PO 6d ago

If it's useful without anybody else being there, it does.

CensorThis 6d ago

That makes zero sense.

db 6d ago

It makes perfect sense. There are endless analogies to plug in here to make it make sense, whether it’s in the ether, reality or fantasy.

Ohhh wait a minute, are you doing that thing that you were talking about others doing on the typical social medias? Doom scrolling and generally messing with people to try and upset them? I see you

CensorThis 6d ago

Cool. Plug some in.

Make it make sense.

Good luck.

db 6d ago

I’ll start with the ether since that’s what you originally asked.

I could make an app to help me personally on a multitude of levels. An app to track my exercise or a reminder to read or eat healthy. Basically an app that improves my mind, body and/or spirt. It makes no difference to me if anyone else is using it.

Real world:

I’m lost in a very remote forest and have been wandering for hours. I happen upon a clear mountain spring boiling up from the earth. Nobody is there but me, in fact it’s so remote that there is a possibility that no one has ever been here. Do I care? Does that matter? No, I drink and it’s fucking delicious. That spring saved my life.

The bottom line is that if you find value in something, it doesn’t matter who else or how many people are using it.

CensorThis 6d ago

Absurdly selfish reply, and it still makes no sense.

Congrats, you made an app that no one uses but you. That matters in your selfish analogy, but it doesn’t really matter. The impact is generally nonexistent.

We’re not talking about springs in the woods, so also a retarded analogy.

Poor effort on your end. Give it another try.

db 6d ago

“If you don't believe it or don't get it, I don't have the time to try to convince you, sorry. ”

Fool me once, shame on you.

Fool me twice, shame on me.

Trolls be trolling!

CensorThis 6d ago

You’re not Satoshi;your explanations are borderline retarded.

ABH3PO 6d ago

Social media is a tiny subset of nostr

CensorThis 6d ago

Ok, which app is used the most?

ABH3PO 6d ago

It doesn't matter.

CensorThis 6d ago

🤡

ABH3PO 6d ago

I would have explained to you how it can make sense, but you just displayed your tiny intellect to the world, so I'll pass.

SatsAreTheStateKiller 6d ago

Eh it already works. I find it is entertaining for about 30min. Get some news and memes out of it. What else is there? 🤷🏻‍♂️

ABH3PO 6d ago

Also, this particular npib of yours would be very hard to grow, you're literally blocked and reported by a lot of people, which isn't suprising, but it should also not be surprising why you don't get engagement.

CensorThis 6d ago

I get engagement, see this thread.

I’m also not talking about me.

I’m talking about the consistently declining user base.

Ben Justman🍷 6d ago

The early adopters of Nostr left because of the things that don't exist so much here.

I wonder why those things don't show up here rn

They will all come, but we will have the ability to control our experience

CensorThis 6d ago

What were/are those things?

Roland 6d ago

I think it takes time to compete for the network effect. People want to post where they have the most impact, I think

CensorThis 6d ago

Sure. But a large part of that impact is payments for eyeballs.

Doesn’t really exist here.

That’s a good thing, but it also makes things much less interesting (or rage based)

Roland 6d ago

I feel like it’s similar also with crypto/stablecoins vs bitcoin. In the short term they somehow work well enough that people want to use them and build infrastructure around them. 😞

G Force G 5d ago

Imagine inventing http AFTER MySpace. That's nostr. It shouldn't be confused with social media. But it is understandable why it is.

G Force G 5d ago

The internet is social media experiencing itself

G Force G 5d ago

Resonance Cascade The II 5d ago

nostr is all I've ever known.

ivy lumi 5d ago

👀 ✨

1776 5d ago

A great first step might be to post some original content with some suggested solutions, rather than just being primarily a reposting npub

CensorThis 4d ago

You have the means.

You probably have some sad friends.

Make them happy, go do something.

Stop being cowards.