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"What’s allowed Twitter to continue, even in its ramshackle state, is that there’s no obvious next home for the people on it to migrate to. The “big name fan” equivalents of Twitter — its power users who are often celebrities like Stephen King or other figures of real-world influence — can’t just pivot to journalism or find another platform where they will have similar influence. While Twitter alternatives like Mastodon have seen an influx of users as Twitter slowly winds down, there just isn’t the same level of centralization on that platform as there is on Twitter. On Mastodon, I can’t bully a US senator while I catch up on some celebrity gossip and then read breaking news straight from the journalist reporting it themselves."

Centralization does seem to be part of the appeal of Twitter, that you can reach everyone (that's on the platform). You can't do this on Nostr, can you?

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Luffy 2y ago

Why can't you reach everyone on nostr?

Marakesh 𓅦 2y ago

Nostr has no single server like Twitter (or Facebook, Parler, Gab or other centralized social networks). Neither does Mastodon. So if my understanding is correct, you will only see posts from people using the same relays that you are connected to.

(I'm not a techie, so I'd be happy to stand corrected.)

Luffy 2y ago

Ah. That's not my understanding as relays talk to each other. So a message on one relay is broadcasted and others pick up on the message

Again I'm not a dev either but that's my understanding.

Marakesh 𓅦 2y ago

There are like over a thousand relays right now, but on the global feed you will only see posts from the relays you are connected to. So there is a lot more action going on out there then you can actually see.