backend is mandatory to reliable tech and to build trust, and if i were in charge i’d probably want to make sure the promise i make to my community, is actually backed with tangible tech, but to get people to use a product, you need good ux. relays, nodes, private keys, NIP-05, RNURLs i think i just squinted. as a user i want to log in and enjoy, not go through docs to get started. once we have good ux, we’ll get people coming, history seems to rule in our favor. i totally fall into the “post a bit and then leave” category for ux reasons, i want to grow here much more than i want to grow any insta or tiktok, but shit is HARD to grasp!
The amount of backend stuff for various systems that Nostr can improve is immense.
Decentralized social media is a big deal, but that use case goes up against very large existing network effects. If you judge Nostr’s success based on not gaining traction on that front quickly enough, you’ll likely be disappointed. That’s why a lot of people come to Nostr, post a bit, and then leave for a while, and then come back when there’s some sort of catalyst, post a bit, and then leave again. That’s fine. It’ll take time. It’s a slow burn.
But in the meantime, the amount of development going on under the hood for all sorts of things is huge. In particular, I think the open-source social graph aspect is under-appreciated for how important it can be beyond just socials. Payments being the next obvious one, and probably bigger than people think. And many other things.
https://pippellia.com/pippellia/Social+Graph/Navigating+the+social+graph 
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