I have the same complaint, about the crypto obsession here, but really it’s not complicated at all once you start using it. There are a few nostr apps on the App Store tho, just search.
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You don't have to use Bitcoin if you don't want to. The majority of people on Nostr, at this time, are Bitcoiners, because Bitcoiners built Nostr.
Decentralized communication and decentralized money go hand in hand.
In time everyone will become a bitcoiner
I just need to try out some other clients because Damus doesn’t work very well anyway. I also need to figure out and try the private key app on iOS, it’s sus giving random sites your nsec.
Nostore is great, or so I hear. I don't use iOS. Never have, never will. 😉 Damus is the best and most feature rich iOS client for Nostr though. I'm curious what issues you're having? You can check out Plebstr too.
Threads don’t load properly. Like I’ll tap on a post and see they’re replying to someone but it just doesn’t load. I also don’t like the way threading works in general, it’s very difficult to see a conversation.
If a post doesn't load it's probably because you and the poster don't have a relay in common. That said, threads on nearly all apps need to be improved. Coracle.social is probably the best at handling threads.
I don’t think that’s it, it’ll even be posts from ppl I can already see in the thread. Also I read some relays rebroadcast notes to other relays to avoid the missing content issue.