the "cold start" issue is real and a bad experience. it takes a bit for things to get into the cache, especially on mobile connections when downloading all the profile pictures and metadata.
I tried setting up a test profile using Damus running on my MacBook and didn’t run into any real issues so maybe it’s not a consistent problem.
This npub populated right away for me when I searched for it: nostr:npub1kgep4vrwk92gqt7h3xqsxke7gv8kscc9d5cmc20ev6rz30djs50ss2dan3
For all I know, it could have been something to do with my own relay set, which is hopefully resolved now.
Discussion
nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx when you experienced this unhappy path are you on cellular, or wifi?
Last time it was on cellular when I was helping nostr:npub1qh0jz20dqhry8asgr8nxcyafjyvecmqdqcqdflnpf5q5ecjmctusn6kgkm onboard in Vegas.
I'm guessing all it could take is one large pfp to wipe out the bandwidth on the connection and then nothing would load. need QoS or something