Nostr Web Client

until the apps tailor the experience that's just how it's gonna be

right now, almost all development is funded by charitable foundations and funds and there is no existing commercial offering that builds off it yet

the people who are here now are "bitcoiners and refugees of other social media" because we all agree on the point that in spite of other problems, at least we have control over our feed and nobody tells us we can't say what we want to say

clients and middlewares that polish up the raw material will give what the crowds want but this is not only the crowdfunded, volunteer built and mostly run network, that won't physically cope with the kind of load a big crowd of normies would bring along with it

i work for a company that is aiming to build open, decentralised communications platforms, and nostr is increasingly becoming the focus for the glue between all the parts of the systems

the times of polished, professionally written apps will come soon enough and you'll all be crying about how you can't find your freedom in them... but unlike the silos, the apps are just one view into a network that does not force you to look at it in any particular way than the one you build and choose

inpc 1y ago

I’m totally cool with things being rough around the edges and the developer chat. That’s to be expected. I’m not looking for slick corporate vibes, I’ve spent most my life fighting against that void. When I quit FB/Insta/Spotify and g00gle (as much as possible), it was because I wanted to be the change I wanted to see. The internet will forever remain shit unless I’m pro active in what I want it to be. I can’t code so that’s out but I do make music, I do make a living from it and I do my thing. I also like cats, space, gardening and privacy.

So I’m here to explore and persevere. For a long time on the Fediverse I perhaps only really interacted with 10 people and to be honest, that was cool. I don’t need millions of followers or online ‘clout’. Maybe I’m poorer because of it? Maybe I know how I like to value my time?

I’m not looking for the new X, that platform enabled the ‘Cunt For Clicks’ economy and it’s of no interest to me. Creating meaningful relationships and being able to make a few pence from my music is what suits my needs from a social network.

When I see Hodl6973985326985 posting memes about The Fed it just doesn’t excite me and by saying this I now risk the ire of a pile of Hodls but I also know that’s less likely, as the platform has yet to be gamified for that type of engagement. I hope it never does. Bitcoin is a tool, it’s not going away and I’m cool with it but it’s not my identity. I’m interested in V4V and if there’s usable payment channels (lightning doesn’t appear to be it) then I’m interested. I’ll keep reading and learning.

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