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In one sentence what’s the best way to explain Nostr to non tech people? I’m wearing my Nostrasia shirt. The second I mention protocol eyes glaze over.
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zyrotin 2y ago

Nostr is a new way of doing the internet that is inherently social

Like phone apps were a different way than web pages, and web pages were a different way than AOL.

I think screaming PROTOCOL at everybody is a horrible way to gain adoption.

Way back when (i'm old 🤷) us tech savvy folks were trying to get people out of AOL were weren't screaming about how cool a protocol http was. It was just The Web and you could find cool stuff with it.

so maybe

Nostr is the social internet.

or

It's not a social app, it's the social internet.

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a_priori 2y ago

Protocol sounds cool to nerds, normies don't even know what http means or what it does.

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Vitor Pamplona 2y ago

It's about having the best content. Nothing else matters.

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The Merkle Treehouse 2y ago

Totally agree! Otherwise you are stuck explaining the differences between a protocol and a platform and why protocols are better.

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Joe 2y ago

Finding that content painlessly is important as well.

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Sasha 2y ago

Lmfao no

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gray 2y ago

"Best content" is way too subjective. How about the best way to create content? Or the best way to find content?

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Sasha 2y ago

Idk I feel weird designating my thoughts and communications (or any one else’s) as “content”

bad take for teaching Ai too

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gray 2y ago

Oh I had assumed your issue with their post was the "best" part not the "content" part.

I can see how "content" has negative connotations these days with "influencers" and other social media garbage.

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Libertária 2y ago

It's a free land with friendly humans to talk and share knowledge 🤙 and sats ⚡

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The Fockin’ Fury 2y ago

I dunno, I think the “protocol” vs “social internet” distinction is still a bit over people’s heads if all they really know about the internet is Facebook and Instagram.

Maybe the best way to describe it is as a new social network (already technically incorrect) that people are excited about because it works differently from any other social network in a way that puts more control over what you see in your own hands, and lets any application developer make new apps that can show different kinds of content on the network in cool new ways.

Either that or #penisbutter