What would you say your top three tips are for newcomers to Nostr?
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Follow Derek. He had a lot of good information. Also, connect a lighting wallet (wallet if Satoshi) is a popular one so that you can send and receive Bitcoin instantly
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Welcome! 🤙
1️⃣ Add some paid relays and limit your global feed to only those so you eliminate spam. https://relay.exchange
2️⃣ Follow people that the accounts you follow are interacting with so your home feed isn’t empty. You can start with #plebchain to find other users.
3️⃣ Contribute your own ideas to conversations, and zap anything that you find interesting. The value for value #V4V innovation is unique and central to the #nostr experience.
Lastly, with no algorithms, there isn’t anything being pushed at you, deciding what you see based on data that’s been harvested.
Ask around if you have questions. There are lots of people willing to help! 🫂
Excellent tips, much appreciated. This zap thing is very cool and has me wondering is there a sort of etiquette on zapping, i.e. suggested amounts for certain things/activities? Sort of like those guides out there on tipping appropriately?
Not really. The zap you give is based on what you prefer, and how you value the content. Everyone has a different level of experience with bitcoin and Lightning, so if you can only offer 5 or 10 sats, nobody will think less of you for it.
I generally zap in multiples of 21, as 21 is a number that has a lot of meaning in bitcoin. Lately, I’ve been zapping 84 sats for good posts, and I explained my reasons here.
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This is a great explanation! And the attached post goes deeper on the reasons why.
Decentralization can't really be stopped and I'm happy to have joined #nostr.
Be you do you stay humble
1) TURN ON VPN (protonVPN is a free app)
2) dont use the nostr app without VPN
3) avoid doxxing your IP to A LOT of ppl w/o vpn
lol
Stick around
Engage and have fun (the most important).
Learn about Zaps (value for value).
Learn about running your own relay (become in control of your own data).
Follow people, interact with people, be nice