I'm a total #newbie here, definitely not understanding all of this. how do you find people to follow? what's the best way to explore? (using Iris and Satellite, not sure which I like better)
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Make sure to use chrome extension (e.g. Alby) and not copypasting your private key everywhere.
Good way to explore is https://primal.net .
To find interesting people go through the follow lists of people you follow...
Try searching/following some hashtags. I don't know how many clients support this but I enjoy the feature on Amethyst.
Probably in the communities section of satellite, #bookstr which is both a hashtag and now also a group might be a good place to start:)
Find someone you like the profile and follow this person.
I recommend searching for hashtags about topics you are interested and also of popular interest. Communities on satellite are also helpful.
You can also search interesting people in X (or any other centralized social media) using #Nostr, get their public key there and look for them here. Take care of your private key using nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm chrome extension. đ Good luck
Also the Nostr directory could be useful maybe:
I mostly use #Amethyst on Android and it has a search option. I can just typed "pizza" and it will throw me all đ mentions on the relays I'm connected to.
On desktop you can try the search on nostr.band and follow the people that are interested in your topic.
If you are an Android user, Amethyst give you an option to follow the topics like #pizza
thank you!
Use the search functionality on the client you are using and search for "asknostr", "grownostr" or any specific word you wish to find notes on.