You’re assuming the technology and tools don’t evolve and get better. The internet in the 90s was also tough to get online for many people. Dial up, CDs, non-intuitive browsers. Same could be said about BTC and purchasing/holding it.
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Better social platforms already exist like Mastodon, for over 10 years. It had a chance to get many Twitter users and it failed becausae nobody liked it. How do you expect this to grow when better user-friendly platforms can't even attract normies.
PS I want Nostr to win of course, this is cool sht.
I’m very confused by your statement. If nobody liked it, why would you expect it to grow? There are also many projects that simply fail because the time wasn’t right or the masses weren’t ready for it. Electric cars were invented in the early 1900s, as an example.
> If nobody liked it, why would you expect it to grow?
Small niche communities are nice. That is what makes the Fediverse great. I am sure that you enjoy talking to people about zaps all day in your community. Putting everyone on a platform like Twitter is shouting out into the void and worshiping blue checkmark celebrities brought to you by the algorithm.
> There are also many projects that simply fail because the time wasn’t right or the masses weren’t ready for it
The problem with Niche communities or alternative technology is that they are hard to get people to try and stay. Nostr's learning curve is pretty high for normies compared to already proven alternative social media networks like Gab, Mastodon, Pleroma, Akkoma, Misskey.