Why this platform over X?
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Because Nostr is an open protocol where anyone can use unlimited platforms with no one in control. Whereas X is a single platform with one person in control.
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#### Welcome to Nostr ! ####
***Here few tips to get you started !***
##### Whom to follow: #####
Follow topics using hastags, a good way to find your tribe
##### Nostr Clients: #####
for Android:
nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjccd5eyg is an excellent choice, feature rich, supports privacy, tiktok like feeds, excellent look and feel, it is ahead of most clients by far.
For Android and iOS:
nostr:nprofile1qqs9ajjs5p904ml92evlkayppdpx2n3zdrq6ejnw2wqphxrzmd62swspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuvrcvd5xzapwvdhk6qgdwaehxw309aukzcn49ekk2qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8x6tpd4ehgu3wvdhk6ynf30t is a good alternative, more like Telegram. The UI is complex, but you may like it!
For iOS only:
nostr:nprofile1qqsraldwhvwcjgltmxwfu7kw8dqef2692yhzheuurd7k3kfy8cxjdqg9cvnm5 (users talk positive about this client, give it a try)
#### Wallets: ####
Depends, here few interesting options:
1. You are fine with custodial wallets (your money...):
Go for Wallet of Satoshi (https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/), get the app, add the address to your profile, it does not have NWC, but you really don't need it. (doesn't work in USA, unless you use a VPN)
2. The impatient with no time looking for the most complete web based non custodial web wallet:
nostr:nprofile1qqst4qyeqenw7zm0fwjsty68h6cnys5jre2xd8ngqpjv5a2j26s78fspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm0d9hx7uewd9hj75a0pev, https://coinos.io, rich with features, you can receive emails every time you are zapped as well!. Very cool wallet, the dev team rocks, they are doing the good work creating more Bitcoin awareness and helping businesses to accept it.
3. Hands down the best in town Mobile App:
nostr:nprofile1qqstxwlea9ah3u6kjjszu6a7lrnhqkfh8eptp2z6v0e9558tlkkl2rgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszxnhwden5te0wfjkccte9ekkjmnfvf5hguewvdshx6p0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0wsvavr (you can buy a vanity address like yourname@minibits.cash BOLT11), the app is user friendly and the devs are active in the Nostr community.
4. For the tech savvy and the ones that put the time to do it right:
https://npub.cash - get your vanity address name@npub.cash or use your npub by default and use it as your wallet address to receive anonymous & private LN payments and Cashu payments.
##### Check my nostr site: #####
You can get your own site for free as give it a try, start writing! visit npub . pro
Check my substack, subscribe to my free content:
##### Last but not least: #####
https://video.nostr.build/c15a8f80b0ee38024f680e5dc080c07163798f5dcf622d5dc0429a3bd9eb0ffb.mp4
***Enjoy Nostr!***
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Because is censorship resistant if done right...
Few things you should know:
1. get a check mark in #Nostr, there are few options, I suggest nostrcheck.me, once you get it, edit your profile and update your Nostr-Address, not having it will hide you in some clients
2. follow hashtags, a good way to find like minded people
3. think of your nsec as your Bitcoin private keys, act accordingly
4. chose a client that respect your privacy, meaning, you can sign in with a Signer protecting your nsec, it has TOR built in and above all, you can manage the relays you use. I suggest nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjcpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj703s8dt t
5. add your lighting address in the profile so you can get zap, few options out there, I suggest nostr:nprofile1qqst4qyeqenw7zm0fwjsty68h6cnys5jre2xd8ngqpjv5a2j26s78fspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucm0d9hx7uewd9hj75a0pev for most people
have fun!
Both require curating your feeds to get content you want. I’ve had to # or follow to do that in nostr. Just discovered I could customize feeds in primal. There’s a learning curve.
Lately X algorithm seems to override my preferences somewhat. Love the no ads aspect nostr and zapping to reward content. I’m new to nostr but it feels more genuine, more manageable, and occasionally more freaky.
First and foremost, hello and welcome to nostr, glad you are checking it out. To answer your question well you aren’t interacting with the platform as much as the protocol on nostr. You may be using a platform like Damus, primal, or any of the hundred or so other apps that run on nostr, but it all interacts with the nostr protocol, which means that all the follows and followers you have, all your notes and replies you make: they all follow you to every other platform running on nostr. So if you want to change from amethyst if you were running an android phone to damus because you get an iPhone or vise versa, you still have all your data. Beyond the social media aspect, if you use one of the blogging platforms like blogstack or hablo, your followers are there too, you can post your video stream from zap stream to all the same followers. And probably the best part is, set up a lightning address to your profile and anyone can tip you directly to you profile or to an individual note or reply that you made. Nostr isn’t a competitor to X, nostr is a competitor for the World Wide Web, everyday there are new apps being developed on nostr that take the place of a function of a legacy app, we have encrypted messaging apps, blogging platforms, social media, video streaming, video conferencing, audio conferencing, wikis, music streaming, video hosting, podcatchers, market places, and app stores… all decentralized, able to run off the existing internet and now I believe they are able to access some through radio bands using LoRa or at least they are working on it currently.
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