nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z I have long been pounding the drum of topical hashtags in the on-boarding experience for client devs. That will be at least one piece of the puzzle and easy enough fix to help small creators and user discoverability.

Imo, one of the reason why retention rates on #nostr are so low is the current model of suggesting public figures to follow rather than showcase our vibrant communities related to hobbies/interests. Look at #foodstr for instance, new content posted on the regular. Not throwing shade at any of our celebrity profiles, but if I was a new user coming in and saw really low engagement from the profile owner and comments in response to him I would conclude this place is dead, which isn't true but 1st impressions are everything. Some don't come on here regularly either and are still stuck on Twitter. With the topical hashtag model in theory those who are engaging the most on here would be better rewarded and gives a shot to small creators to hustle and make a name for themselves and interact with people and will help with retention of new users. Gives people an incentive to stay on #nostr permanently.

The follower thing is broken anyway and is a vanity metric. Engagement and lasting user impressions of those we engage with should be what we should be focusing on, imo.

Poor documentation of the lingo on here is another easy fix. No-one knows the whole "str" thing on hashtags when they first join for instance. It would help with new users and also help with the user discoverability problem, imo

Don't want to sound like I'm complaining, but just making a general comment and giving an idea since you seem receptive to ideas in regards to how clients can help small creators.

If you hate it you can at least call me an idiot 😂