Here are some thoughs I have from musing over Eco's recent interview in Qawwam:

"Muslim Twitter" culture on X is well known to be drama fueled. This is largely an algorithmically charged outcome and a deconstructive element of SM in general. Initial thoughts and experiences have been that nostr would be a space that could avoid this but with recent currents among some clients to mirror the fiat socials by introducing algo relays and trending feeds leads to major questions of intentionality. The whole gay porn spam drama from a few weeks back reads as a power consolidation move and shows nostr is not immune to manipulation. This is a key observation for those invested in this space.

Those of us building on nostr need to focus on clarifying our aims and intentions. If we want a "SAIFnostr", here are some honest questions we need to ponder:

Is the goal clear?

How does nostr fit with it?

What are the signs of success and how long should it take?

Are we biased and mis-aligned?

And perhaps most importantly, is this work reproducible and improvable?

Much of the theory work has been done and if you're not up to date then head over to saif.systems

There remains much work to do in action/becoming. We are not just talking about a digital hijra, but also the formation of network-state Neo-Taifas. I also think having conversations around these questions on nostr before any "mass adoption" is important. We have something inherently different on this protocol and I, for one, would love to see something beautiful form out of it.

#staySAIF