Nostr Web Client

Today is a good day to relaunch what #Ross posted on Medium almost 4 years ago: a proposal for a new decentralized architecture for social media, a proposal that will appear quite familiar to all Nostr users. A truly remarkable document that could potentially serve as a roadmap for Nostr development.

Some of Ross's design goals have already been achieved by Nostr. Others still require further work. Some may not be well-received by the community or may be technically challenging to implement within the protocol.

I am skeptical about the role of advertisers being as central as Ross envisions. In his vision, advertisers are considered an essential pillar, alongside users, content servers, and interface providers.

Nonetheless, it’s something I recommend reading to everyone.

And the handmade diagrams are just so cute! <3

https://rossulbricht.medium.com/decentralize-social-media-cc47dcfd4f99

#freeross #socialmedia

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

Callum 11mo ago

Come on, this is amateur hour level stuff that you've shared from Ross here.

Looking to Ross for original thinking on tech is cult level delusion, when his 'celebrity' comes from a different domain

∃ 11mo ago

mbarulli 11mo ago

Reposting with the aim of gathering comments on Ross's proposals for a new decentralized social media by those currently creating and shaping the Nostr ecosystem.

nostr:nprofile1qyghwumn8ghj7vf5xqhxvdm69e5k7tcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hszxnhwden5te0wpuhyctdd9jzuenfv96x5ctx9e3k7mf0qydhwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnhv4ehgetjde38gcewvdhk6tcpzdmhxue69uhhwmm59e6hg7r09ehkuef0qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gjua6jr nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7e3h0ghxjme0qyd8wumn8ghj7urewfsk66ty9enxjct5dfskvtnrdakj7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqzp75cf0tahv5z7plpdeaws7ex52nmnwgtwfr2g3m37r844evqrr6jh8rnkd nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyv8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnxd46zuamf0ghxy6t69uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9uq3qamnwvaz7tmndakx7cm09ehxctcqypzj80jc6w2mrvvk4xuvs2cr3d5ftjczk6papsjn492sdrd6r7kdqq4y6e8 nostr:nprofile1qy0hwumn8ghj7cmgdae82uewd45kketyd9kxwetj9e3k7mf6xs6rgqg6waehxw309a3ksun0de5kxmr99ej8gmmwdahzucm0d5q3kamnwvaz7tmrda6kuarjd9jhxtnxd9shg6npvchxxmmdqyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2qgewaehxw309ac8junpd45kgtnxd9shg6npvchxxmmdqy28wumn8ghj7am0wshxgar0dehkutnrdaksqgrmmmmmugka3evlgcqwq3922wsul966nhrayl04svauwldhsjjcq5589wcq nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3uamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwp6kytnhv4kxcmmjv3jhytnwv46z7qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5hszymhwden5te0danxvcmgv95kutnsw43z7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet59uqzqv6kmesm89j8jvww3vs5pv46hqm7pqgvpm63twlf9hszfqzqhz7aq6mnyr nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3yamnwvaz7tmsw4e8qmr9wpskwtn9wvq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejqz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsqzp4sl80zm866yqrha4esknfwp0j4lxfrt29pkrh5nnnj2rgx6dm622d3ttr nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhx6mmnw3ezuur4vgq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgsyrcvv9 nostr:nprofile1qyv8wue69uhk6mmwv9jzu6nzx56jucm0d5arsvpcxqq3wamnwvaz7tm9vdkxjurnv5h8qatz9aex2mrp0yqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwd4hhxarj9ec82cspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqpqxtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzs6dze5x nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgswaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5q3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qg6waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxwet5v9kxy7fwvdhk6tmkxyq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmnyqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqqsph3c2q9yt8uckmgelu0yf7glruudvfluesqn7cuftjpwdynm2gyghl0kak nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7ct4w35zumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6qghwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2qgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqgswaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5q3samnwvaz7tmswfjk66t4d5h8qunfd4skctnwv46qzynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4esz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuem9w3skccne9e3k7mf0wccsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9e4x2enxvuhxv7tfqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskueqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgcwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmqqyqtnnkfhmjxqcums4gn4skfccyv7yhzp7mzyrfwnf3kns5p7xymw7a3kzv7 nostr: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

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq086s94mfzf056lfjwk8920umwcgn002p3weqy0aypx32329lgkeqqstqgawzrqw5dztpcc8y78svpk7je8lsjre3zunfnzul02fhuyy23c5j638r

fiatjaf 11mo ago

Depending on how you read this you'll either get Nostr or Bluesky or Farcaster -- although I think Ross's is much closer to Nostr because he makes it clear that the client is talking directly to the "content servers", while on these others the client talks to a big backend that then, through some indirect means, fetches the content from a meaningless place.

The shape of "content servers" is not very well defined though, and turns out that is the hardest part. In Nostr these are "relays" and no one can agree exactly on the role relays should play on Nostr currently, what relays should be contacted by clients in which circumstances or what query language would be ideal for them to expose to clients.

It looks like Ross is imagining a world in which there are only a handful of these "content servers" that all get contacted all the time by all clients, but that is not clear.

David X Gordon 11mo ago

If I may boldly suggest, my product might fulfill the “advertiser” product side of the equation. GordonRocketCompany.com. We should base a Real-Coin on building the company. Need investors now to save WNC.

arkinox 11mo ago

I'm going to be blunt: advertising will not exist on the new internet.

It will be reduced to its original organic form of referrals from your web of trust.

Incentive structures exist that make advertising as we know it obsolete.

nostr:nevent1qqstqgawzrqw5dztpcc8y78svpk7je8lsjre3zunfnzul02fhuyy23cpzemhxue69uhkummnw3ex2mrfw3jhxtn0wfnj7q3q8nagz6a53yh6d05e8trj487dhvyfhh4qchvsz87jqng4g4zl5tvsxpqqqqqqz36t6y6

HoloKat 11mo ago

As long as advertisers influence your monetization, you cannot have a truly open social platform. Twitter made that very clear.

ike 11mo ago

I would agree having advertisers be a central pillar is not probably necessary nor ideal. At most it might be good to have a pre-established path/integration for advertising that is user respecting and has some sort of incentive to be good.