Nostr Web Client

Ok, serious question: What does Amethyst do better than all the other Nostr clients? #asknostr

I've noticed, that it always shows the right numbers. The right follower counts (every other client, except nostr.band, fails here), the right amount of zaps of an article (long form post). Yakihonne is out here, it has recently lost every trace of old zaps. Notifying me about all likes and comments. I discover comments on notes that I haven't seen in web clients like Primal or Yakihonne. Generally, Damus and Primal miss many notifications. Not so Amethyst.

All my clients run with the same set of relays.

So, what is Amethyst's secret ingredient?

#nostrecosystem

Fernando Bittencourt 11mo ago

The numbers in NOSTR are not very relevant and it is very difficult to count them because the information is spread across numerous relays. Searching everything generates a considerable battery and internet cost for the user. And the information generated is of low importance. That is why many customers do not spend much processing on these numbers.

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alp 11mo ago

So Amethyst just spends more energy than other clients to accumulate these numbers?

Fernando Bittencourt 11mo ago

I can't say. But there must certainly be more processing to find the numbers closest to the correct one. But they are certainly not 100% correct.