The "normal" GUI clients now work so badly, for me, that I'm mostly limited to the command line and writing directly to https://theforest.nostr1.com
I do not understand why we can't have nice things.
Discussion
Is this because of your lack of a follow list?
I don't think so, as they don't work well with any of my other accounts, either, and other people are also experiencing similar problems.
Everything is constantly being fiddled with, but there is no regression testing, so changing Thing X makes Thing Y break, and it takes them a while to notice. Then they fix Thing Y and Thing Z breaks...
Testing is for boomers, I once heard said years ago.
I'm nearly a boomer, so if the shoe fits... 😅
But, yes, people keep telling me that it's old-fashioned to expect software to work properly. Also, I can self-host everything and reprogram all applications myself, which sounds great.
I mean, why wouldn't I reprogram 5 different buggy clients, instead of building a client that does something completely different?
Let's all just rebuild the same shit, over and over and over...
I can't use Amethyst or Voyage, effectively, as they both crash (I think it's a problem with Amber, perhaps, as they both start flashing permissions really fast and then collapse.)
Coracle only works on Kiwi browser with Nostr Connect, but even that stalls out, on me.
Primal Web is different every day, and the relay selection doesn't stick and I can't see global. Using it on my cell phone is a buggy nightmare, but Primal Android only ever sends two notes and then freezes.
Freerse is sometimes unstable and doesn't handle AUTH.
Nostter works well for short periods of time, but it's random and missing major features, like broadcasting.
Nostrudel Next was always my fallback and favorite, but it's doing what-the-fuck-ever, right now, and I need some of the features on Next. I can't stick to the main. Also, he keeps removing or changing things I like because reasons, no idea.
I'm despairing. 😅