I’m newish (Not since December like some ppl). So feel like I can answer this. Signup experience was horrible. Very confusing. Keys? Wtf? Can’t post vids/pics, took weeks learn how add profile pic. Hashtags also confusing, took over month to figure out ya gotta “click” the hashtag below in global. Global full of porn & spamming Asian language characters. Total turn off. Bitcoin talk on every post felt like, so confusing, overwhelming, don’t care to see it. No one would talk to me. No one would follow me. Bizarre words like plebs.. makes no sense.. adds further confusion. Users not welcoming.. not like it is now/today.. where ppl say hello to new users. That didn’t happen when I arrived here. Exception to this tho, few kind users (Will Damus was one of first user that talked to me, TY for that btw.. it was the ONE thing that made me feel “seen”). Otherwise I felt 99% invisible.? Summary… Nostr is hard!! I have tech understanding better than average user, & I struggled. Tried convo earlier today.. but fell on deaf ears. Ps. Love your new pfp!! 🫶🫂❤️
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hello!
Great feedback! Yes, I agree, the whole pleb talk terminology is off putting. Makes it feel like a private group you’re not a part of. Honestly think it’s one of the least appealing aspects of this community. I’ve used the terminology a few times but then realized I’m just part of the problem.
Pleb is an ordinary person, we are all ordinary people, we are all plebs, that’s the whole point. The word pleb has been around for quite some time.
You’ve completely gotten the wrong end of the stick. Plebs are everyone - especially the new joiners and small holders. The word comes from Roman times literally meaning common people.
When you use the #plebchain tag, like I often do, it’s a message out to the masses. The fact the emoji is two people hugging is also a good hint of its intention
I’m so sorry your experience has been so tough. I really hope it gets better for you. 🫂🌻
Thank you for your reply #[2]
Indeed my experience has changed, but it was a struggle, & feel responsible to the community to speak freely to make it more user friendly & better accessible. I also give great thanks to Karnage for asking the question, and being open, as it’s what a great leader & innovator does, ask for feedback. Thank you for your words & time Lotta 🫶🫂🌻
Sounds frustrating! You came in mid February. I wish you had seen the growth this place has had from late ‘22 until now…
Spam and porn were non-existent, but only because we were so early that we had beat out the spammers and the porn bots. When they came, the response by devs to control spam and spin up paid relays happened immediately, and it was impressive.
Yes, the onboarding issues you are bringing up are super frustrating and hindering growth. We absolutely need to make it more friendly for new users. But I am 100% confident these issues will be tackled by users continuing to give feedback and devs being able to create new tools and pivot quickly. Already we are seeing clients focused on less technical users (Current), new guides, onboarding sites, etc. These things didn’t exist a few months ago, they were built to address some of these problems.
But, remember… Nostr was built with censorship resistance as its #1 goal. So naturally it’s early adopters are obsessed with censorship resistance, decentralization, hard money - aka bitcoiners. Advocating that current users change their behavior or culture is not going to be effective on a network built around censorship resistance. We need to focus on bringing highly visible content creators here, and they will bring their followers with them.
Yes, there are echo chambers, but they are getting less resonant. Yes the UI/UX and onboarding sucks, but it’s getting better daily. These are just growing pains. The network is built on a solid foundation of censorship resistance and that will pay dividends soon enough. Nostr is hard but it’s getting better every single day. Consider being here and figuring it out this early your proof of work!
How is the Asia vaginatraian food in Berlin? Any good?
Very interesting feedback! Back when I joined in early December, there was no jargon and no spam (not even the Nostrich meme existed at the time). Also, there were lots of users helping each other, saying hello to newcomers. But I agree, over time niche terms and cliques started appearing. The huge amount of spam on Global drowned new people trying to understand the platform. Thanks for sharing!