#asknostr

Is it helpful or annoying (or both) to use a huge amount of hashtags to net your post more visibility?

Like if it’s super-specific to the content, that’s cool. And keeping it on-topic will earn you mad respect (hat-tip to nostr:npub12z8jsett3k6rv9fa2guau5p540qr2xuvjzkr8e432mglafjt99sqkw9zmx and your delightful and tasteful nature/flower posts, for context).

But there are some posts/posters which choose “best hashtags for visibility” … and that’s usually a mute from me. I think one of nostr’s core values is authenticity. That’s why “no delete”. It’s why off-brand hashtags immediately dilute the substance of the post.

It’s why I am so reluctant to repost my own posts, even though I know the environment requires reposts to accommodate the absence of toxic algorithms and a global network across 24 time zones.

Contemplations of a nostrich, on a September Tuesday evening

#grownostr