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One point I made today while trying to explain #nostr to a normie is the unique built-in drive toward positivity we have here. Unlike advertising-supported algorithms that thrive on generating conflict and dividing people along arbitrary and predictable lines, this protocol rewards users for finding commonalities and emphasizes the things they share. If it were expressed as a Venn diagram, we’d be the intersection, and traditional social media would be the exclusion.
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therealnewyorker 2y ago

I do agree with your overall point, but I’d say it’s more about getting back to the way people were before social media which is having the ability to agree to disagree, respectfully with each other. To me that’s far more important than ‘positivity’ although that may be a natural by-product of having respectful interactions

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The Daniel 🖖 2y ago

You can also think of it as seeking a positive outcome, where two people who don’t share the same view on a topic can still find enough in common that they can choose to not insult, accuse, or block/mute the other, and end the discussion with a 🫂 and a ⚡️ because in the end, we’re all here for similar reasons.