Nostr Web Client

There seems to be something with Nostr that I've seen through casual observation and then discussions among new people - that having a really small following results in disproportionately low engagement. (ie. half the followers means 1/4th the engagement or something similar)

In other words, it seems like the bootstrapping phase of this network for new people is worse than on traditional platforms. But I can't think of an obvious reason why this might be unless it's a consequence of not having cross-talk between relays.

Wondering if there might be a way to somehow amplify or ensure wide relay connections for those new to the platform, without amplifying bots and scams at the same time?

Maybe this is just sort of an inescapable reality of the tech, but mostly just thinking out loud. 🤔

DCentSociety 2y ago

What is a good connection strategy for relays?Take the fastest? Those that those you follow use? Just as many as possible? Thanks.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

i pay for two, eden.nostr.land and nostr.wine and i also often use relay.damus.io and relay.nostr.band, and use nostr.build to host my occasional bouts of photographs and screenshots

you don't need a lot, and you don't need to follow a lot... follow too many and you'll start to get overwhelmed by content and miss things, use too many relays and - well - it's mainly bad for your mobile data allowance but also makes your client run slower

the technical details of how relays are selected is still, for many clients, voodoo, unfortunately, which is why i prefer nostrudel, which correctly implements (IMO) the "outbox" (aka, gossip) model - which is about advertising where you publish and where you search for your content, so that other clients choose these for example for DMs or if you reply to a message from somone.