This Nostr stuff feels weird and disconnected. I feel like I’m in solitary confinement. Who the fuck even hears me? Nobody. What’s the point? Someone let me know what the hell I’m getting wrong.
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It takes a bit to find some people on here you can click with.
Try searching for some hashtags like #grownostr or #foodstr.
Clients vary a bit, too, so depending on which you use, there are different ways of tweaking your feed.
Remember, your in control, no algorithm to guide you... Have questions, reach out.
You're still very early.
Welcome
What client are you using? Also, following the global/universe feed and seeing what you enjoy/start following them helps :)
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#plebchain
Welcome to nostr! It’s a great place and just ask questions. Someone will be sure to answer.
Welcome! Follow people that you find interesting by looking through the following list of the people that you follow. And also search through hashtags: #plebchain #grownostr #foodstr (and if you dare, #nostrafterdark) are most relevant to you right now
Besides that the universe will show you a bunch of folks too
When in doubt, ask a question and hashtag #AskNostr and someone will respond 🫂
Have fun!
Nah, you're doing it right. -- First, welcome! Second, remember that it IS early days, so, the initial onboarding experience and interface etc. will only improve with time. -- But more to your question, to get the ball rolling so to speak, one approach is to add several strangers, call it 500 or so or more even, and just...vibe and comment and build from there. Add yourself to relays...and once you establish a hundred or whatever follows, maybe start considering more your follows or join/drop a relay etc. --- My understanding is part of the content you see is determined by relay, part by your friends and their social circle. The more of these connections you make, the more people 'see' your posts it seems and propagate through relays faster/more numerously. --- Important to consider..your experience with NOSTR will be different in some ways depending on the CLIENT you are using. There are mobile clients, and desktop clients etc. Some do images one way, or emojis, or feedback signals, etc. -- Point is...youre private key will allow you to migrate and access this unique ID/Profile/Asset .... There are also multiple lightning wallets you can integrate pretty easily, like 'Alby.' --- Hope you enjoy your experience; happy today to you!
I a word, patience. This is a protocol (more on this later) unlike any that have existed before. It's being built as we use and test it. It's completely unlike Twitter and the engagement is far more organic and open than any other app like this.
There's a strong learning curve here. Which is why we all help each other.
Start here. Go slow. Get ready to learn. Ask questions when needed.
Connect a Lightning wallet asap.
Thank you 🙏
I hear you
I saw this now only now
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