nostr usage remains low:
even on a day where twitter experiences outages globally, less than 9,000 people create any data (posts, likes, dms, settings changes etc)
that is still lower than usage figures in march 
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that metric is a meme, i wouldn’t be counted in it
in what way?
they use a bunch of meme properties to guess the amount of human users, but exclude a lot more. one example, you need to have NIP05 set up to be counted, i don’t
ok so the real number is probably materially higher
but the trend looking not great?
also: we can set you up with a taprootwizards.com NIP-05 if you want just holler
all i see is a trend around the number of ppl using trusted NIP05 providers, which nobody does anymore
1. why don’t they do it?
2. is there a better resource for nostr stats?
3. do you want a free taprootwizards.com NIP-05 badge
cause it’s kinda pointless, nobody cares abt NIP05 anymore unless it’s your own domain
yeah there’s a cool dashboard i can’t remember the name tho, someone else might have it. DAU is still likely to be dodgy tho
nah i just don’t use NIP05 anymore, i’ll wait for something else
should we just leave to lower the numbers? can we entice people to come here? maybe a token? promise of profits?
maybe not a token
but doing SOMETHING is probably a good idea
i think it’s good to be honest about the data and look for ways to improve
nobody sensible will argue with this.
looking how to boost a network effect is always going to be dependent on the people you try to bring in.
go and tell the 300+ people in Azumi NFT spaces to join nostr so we can ignore them on here. you have that power to shill to them.
they can "appreciate each others takes" while pumping their bags on NOSTR nests https://nostrnests.com/.
haha
yeah well just "shilling" is not enough to get large masses to take action
happy to discuss this on a nest if you want
You think you’re here to fix it? Sounds familiar.
we’re here to break it
sounds familiar?
Nostr is for everyone as everyone deserves the right to censorship resistant technology and decentralized social communication. Break away. Your actions will only make Nostr stronger and more resilient for our future. Let's go.
Why is this factoid important to you?
it’s interesting? no?
Not sure why the hate ON THIS. It's curious that it's flat, when I see more and more everyday. What is the metric meaning?
Picture this, Nostr underperforms, not because of lack of potential but simply because we haven't launched NostrCoin, the latest sensation on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). We'd have it exclusively traded on the robust PancakeSwap, because we all know, that's where the serious DeFi magic happens.
Now let's pair it up, NostrCoin/BNB for the ultimate token duo, taking synergy to a whole new level, setting the Binance Smart Chain on fire.
What's our power play? We're channeling 25% of our total market cap into a "community fund" — a strategic move to demonstrate our commitment to the community.
But here comes the twist, we're not your average token. We burn 50% of that community fund immediately, a bold move that shows we mean business and are in for the long run.
From the remaining, we transform another 50% into Stable Coins, because we believe in balance in the crypto-verse.
With these Stable Coins, we set up our "marketing funds" which is essentially a strategy to get ourselves listed on exchanges, even the less popular ones, with a whopping 200x leverage. Nothing shouts 'bold and audacious' louder than this!
Our ultimate goal here? Drive growth to Nostr, transforming it from the underdog to the alpha of the social media ecosystem. It's not just a plan, it's a revolution, Nostronauts. Ready to make the leap to crypto-stardom? Buckle up, because we're about to turn this platform into a high-speed rocket to the moon 🚀🌛!
This was savage. Thank you for your contribution.
Let's see the x-axis on that chart, can't see shit, we'll have to take your word for it.
Why are you here.
9000 plebs—a good start 🤙
Thanks for bringing your negativity over from Twitter, we need more variety here.
Not much usage, but we have quality content here. Spam does not exist. We are happy people.
fuck off Udi!
also prove it you schmuck https://nostr.directory
Why are you using Wallet of Satoshi you twat!
Sup loser
Brutal but true...however...Systems like mastodon also had a small pool of regular users to begin with. This is a stronger core group than I have seen in most social. It functions waaay better than most others I've tried and the dev speed is amazing. It just needs another community to onboard.
I’m not sure mastodon is a great example of a successful network.
Here’s a great blog post on why mastodon failed to retain users even when so many people actively wanted to leave Twitter. Not all of it applies to nostr but a good portion does: https://blog.bloonface.com/2023/06/12/why-did-the-twittermigration-fail/
It's dated and the federated model is a cluster- too difficult to use.
You may not be aware but there are ways to link fedi and nostr- so to some extent the two are interlinked.
Nostr has some of the same problems with onboarding.
I am a fan of going in the direction of customisable clients that can start off with recommended packages of starter relays-follow lists that people can share around. This would be good for other niche communities that want to be here.
Nostr already seems to me to have more functionality built out than fedi.
nostr.band also gives the untrusted pubkey writing events and they spiked pretty hard.
This whole Bitcoin thing looks stupid. Nobody’s using it.
I agree.. still has to start from somewhere.
true
These numbers are not accurate and it's also not possible to get accurate reading on Nostr activity. You probably don't see any other language users like Japanese but there's a pretty big Japanese community.
Total pubkeys crossed 30 million recently. 20k Damus downloads in a day recently. Ok, not huge numbers relative to established walled gardens but who was using Bitcoin in 2011? Today, there are circular economies in every corner of the world.
Nostr doesn't need to "go mainstream" and probably won't unless people care about open protocols and not being the product for social media apps but this is how internet was supposed to be.
Shitcoiners came to Nostr, asked if there was going to be a token and promptly left when they found out there wasn't going to be one. Shitcoin VCs approached Will and asked him to create a token. Blame "I'm proud to set a precedent for premines" scammers for engendering this degeneracy.