Nostr Web Client

Nostr won't win by being an island paradise trying to convince others to join us doing pushups in the jungle.

Nostr will win by the degree to which it can seamlessly plug into and expand the already-existing constellations of the #fediverse.

Nostr will win if it offers value to you, even if you're the only person on earth who uses it.

Why?

Because it offers something most of that existing infrastructure can't: full data sovereignty, free speech, a platform through which to communicate ideas across multiple channels - without asking for permission to do so.

Nostr will win if plugging into it immediately gives you the entire fediverse (Bluesky, Lemmy, etc.) *plus* all the insanely cool benefits that come from an open protocol driven by a relay-based architecture.

It needs to leverage an existing network effect, not work against it and try to win people away from the #freedom tools they already use and enjoy, or hope they'll walk away from communities they are already part of.

Am I suggesting that you, dear Nostr developer, should keep this organising principle (expand the fediverse, don't try to out-compete it) in mind when building?

Yes and no. It's your time and your energy. Do what you want.

But if you care deeply about expanding Nostr's reach, don't fight the network effect. Leverage it.

#grownostr

AU9913 8h ago 💬 3

Why does it matter that we plug into the Fediverse when all of the stuff I see coming from any existing bridge is retarded leftist claptrap

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freemymind 🇨🇭 8h ago

I think it is not a problem, when some users dislike content. In nostr every user is a moderator.

So when you like something, follow it.

When you dislike something that keeps showing up, mute it.

But the point is that access to the fedi or Bluesky does in no way deminish the power of nostr. It rather lavarages it. Makes it more useful for more people.

AU9913 8h ago

Yeah, but your argument implies we care about adding to our network nodes that disagree with the fundamental principles of nostr. Bluesky bans people for very minimal things. They also don't want our content there. Any time/work spent to integrate those protocols is better spent on pure nostr dev. Now, if you're talking about RSS consummation, that is a match made in heaven.

mister_monster 57m ago

It doesn't leverage anything. mostr.pub integrates already, it changes nothing for nostr. The great thing about a truly free protocol like nostr is that anyone can build anything, nobody needs permission, and nobody even needs to care. That makes nostr more powerful, but specific implementations of integrations do not.