Nostr Web Client

Normalizing the hard stuff has it’s issues.

You could totally do it but then you have to accept staying niche and declining into extinction.

Unlike bitcoin, nostr infrastructure has cost. People are not going to maintain anything long term without at least covering their expenses. The best way to cover these expenses is to scale to a point where economies of scale are in your favor.

Without being self-sufficient and maybe profitable, you risk low morale from developers which I’m sure everyone understands is not good.

As a niche thing you’d also be limited in the types of conversations happening in the space. You’d have a perpetual echo chamber that people would tire of eventually.

People also get bored and Leave. Growth is required to replenish conversation, without which you go into a death spiral.

Luckily, nostr doesn’t have to be done in any one way. You can have clients that normalize the hard stuff and others that are newcomer-friendly. In fact, you can’t stop it from happening - the beauty of this protocol. nostr:note1tf49aft9da80dyxms6ltdmtsex6m65ggc6n2s6mknk90aaevkgtqy7quyp

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OriginalSize 2y ago

"People are not going to maintain anything long term without at least covering their expenses."

It'd be cool to see more suggested zaps on things. It'd help us get from zaps for fun to zaps for profit.

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HoloKat 2y ago

Could try but most people ignore that. I’ve ran “name your own price” campaigns with a recommended minimum and very few people followed recommendations.

apa 2y ago

People need to decide whether they want Nostr to be a global phenomenon or a niche community where developers and bitcoin enthusiasts dominate.

If you want the reach and impact of Nostr to grow to scale of Meta, X, or TikTok, then there’s no other option than to make the user experience more enjoyable for non-technically inclined individuals and to start considering multiple ways to monetize clients and relays. This is also going to force the community to become more pragmatic about certain realities of managing huge communication platforms.