Nostr Web Client

A good write up by nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 . Open protocols like Nostr and the ability for users of one client to view o another will bring society closer together. Relays make it an actual safe space for society. A proper decentralised system will reduce the extremism that plagues the US and globally.

https://fiatjaf.com/ab1127fb.html

Being in a a bubble of one ideology is super dangerous. Centralised system expect it. Even if it was never intended by the founders, gov’t will intervene to ensure they reap. AT protocol has to remain independent from Bluesky. This said with good intentions so that it works as the vision originally was.

A proper decentralised system like Nostr will reduce the extremism that plagues the US and globally.

Andrew 2y ago

I was thinking about this the other day, that the "ideology bubble" problem is an area where the concept of "follow topics vs follow people" may have some strengths.

Fundamentally, people use Twitter/Mastodon/Nostr/Bluesky/etc because they want to find and follow people who post about the topics they're interested in.

When the user experience is designed around following people, what tends to happen is we say "I like what this person says about this topic I'm interested in, I'll follow them". That person we follow will then naturally reshare posts from other people who post about that topic, but also with the same views on that topic.

This inevitably creates the feedback loop that creates ideology bubbles in our feed. If you instead follow the topic itself, your feed will (in theory) be anyone who posts about that topic, regardless of viewpoint on it.

I'm sure it's more complex than that, but I'm interested to experiment further on the concept, hence the whole Agora thing!

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pam 2y ago

That’s a very interesting perspective

Mike Dilger ☑️ 2y ago

I think you are right. It might be difficult though to get people to categorize their posts, rather than just typing what they are thinking. But I'll try to help: #SocialMedia

pjv 2y ago

In my perfect gossip world, I'd be able to "pin" threads for both nostr:npub1acg6thl5psv62405rljzkj8spesceyfz2c32udakc2ak0dmvfeyse9p35c and #SocialMedia (and any other arbitrary filter) at the top of the window and easily switch between them with a click.