Nostr Web Client

nostr:nprofile1qqsdulkdrc5hdf4dktl6taxmsxnasykghdnf32sqmnc7w6km2hhav3g2kyjn9 has been working on DID support for Nostr, which would make any Nostr key pair pluggable into the DID/VC ecosystem.

I just read a blog post regarding the cost of moving social networks, and how Facebook integrated a "backdoor" into MySpace allowing users to migrate more easily back in the day. Mastodon did something similar when people started exit from Twitter, until they stopped it by closing down their APIs.

The bridge with Mastodon that nostr:nprofile1qqsqgc0uhmxycvm5gwvn944c7yfxnnxm0nyh8tt62zhrvtd3xkj8fhggpt7fy built works fairly well, it does increase the amount of content on Nostr.

You're pointing out a major issue though and there is no good solution to the situation.

codearchy 5h ago 💬 1

I might be missing something, but all of these seem like solvable problems. They are mostly data transformation problems, AFAICS.

For example, it seems fairly trivial (especially relative to the payoff of doing so) to map a Bluesky feed to a key pair in Nostr to make it easy to consume that way.

Indeed, this could be a monetisation vector for relays able to offer more advanced interoperability features.

It’s not like the problems of integrating with, say, Twitter, Reddit, or Facebook. There are far more obstacles to that than merely transforming data from one shape into another: violating terms of service, lack of APIs, KYCing, etc.

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Globe99 4h ago 💬 1

Yeah it's interesting to look at this in the context of legacy social media: Facebook and X literally *can't* interoperate, not necessarily on any technical level -- although as these platforms are constantly introducing and taking away new features that becomes fraught -- but because of legal and fiduciary issues.

Meanwhile, I think there are certain common "nouns and verbs" to microblogging social media that at least allow for some "floor" of interoperability -- posts, likes, comments, reacts, boosts, quotes, etc -- these things in their basic form are pretty universal.

Obviously Zaps aren't going anywhere outside of Nostr, but signalling an "intention to Zap" could be a powerful way to attract people to the network.

tree 木 1m ago

> posts, likes, comments, reacts, boosts, quotes

It sounds simple, but when you think about the details, it's a very complex problem full of problems that you have to solve... for example, when a bridged user quotes a post of a user who is not bridged, and there is dozens or hundreds similar problems.

And whats worst - It usually leads to centralization, that someone has to run those bridges and have the private keys to all those "pseudo" identities. For me, it's just not worth it.