The Solution isn’t to call us apologists, the solution is to build something that non-technical people like myself can easily use. I speak for the majority that if there was a non-custodial option for zaps that connected directly to your node easily, then it would be done.
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"Apologists" isn't even a derogatory term.
The tools are already there, people just need to use and contribute to them:
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I just want an app on my node that can generate a lightning address to send and receive zaps. Is that too much to ask(rhetorical)?
There are already quite a few solutions with many more on the way, one here from #[3]:
#[4] #[5] so why isn’t behavior consistent yet between these apps? #[3] your note doesn’t preview or load because Damus wants an @ before it, but doesn’t auto add one?? And I had to manually copy Vitor’s npub because you can’t search for his name. Is this a disagreement on how to do things or just 2 apps not yet in lockstep?
Search for name, if the person is not yet loaded, uses relay search. Then it depends on which relays are you connected to and if they offer search. By default, amethyst uses nostr.band
I added that relay, still can’t type “@“ then vitor or anything to find your npub.
I’m on Damus btw, thought I remember #[4] saying notes shouldn’t preview unless they have @ or something cuz of a spec (idk why this is the spec, doesn’t make intuitive sense to me, and the amount of missing “@“s that people post seem to corroborate my experience).
And there was a convo between you two about usernames and npubs, it’s above my head, point is I can’t tag you unless I go to your profile and copy the npub, and add an @ in front of it manually in Damus, and sounds like it’s a #[4] issue?
I don't think Damus has online search yet.. do they? I don't know how to activate a new relay for it.
In Amethyst, you need to mark that relay as for Search in the relay list dialog.