mastodon uses a separate protocol that is bridged to the nostr protocol. in their protocol, nostr users have long alphanumeric usernames, which are annoying
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Thank you for explaining! It was a strange interaction 😅
is nostr your first decentralized social media?
Yes, and I'm still making a lot of mistakes 😅. My goal is to get the wallet for zaps set up this weekend. I left all the usual social media sites about a month or so ago for a million reasons. I do like it better here but the learning curve is steep!
https://npub.cash is one of the easiest ones to start with!
going nostr only is based! I'm still keeping a presence on Instagram and YouTube so I can promote an app I'm working on
I want to stay on the mainstream ones but they won't stop fucking with my accounts so I gave up.
That's what happened to me too. It's wild how little control we have on mainstream ones. I don't want to invest all this time building a brand if they can take it away on a whim.