gm nostriches, so nostr still needs loads of work but i love it.
Discussion
What does it need in your opinion
nostr's main strength is its decentralized & open protocol, but to thrive, it needs:
smoother onboarding (i.e. easier key management and client setup for normies, without sacrificing security).
better spam and moderation tools like client-side filters (not central authorities).
enhanced privacy e.g. built-in options for anonymous posting and end-to-end encryption beyond dms.
relay improvements that are more reliable, scalable relays to reduce fragmentation and "spray and pray" issues.
content diversity that attracts non-bitcoin communities to break the echo chamber.
dns alternatives that push for ip-based or tor-integrated relays to cut dns dependency.
and maybe discovery features such as smarter algorithms for finding people and topics, like follow packs but more evolved than its current status.
overall, i see it evolving fast. there is great dev interest but focusing on ux and scalability will accelerate adoption.
I back the idea of diversifiaction on content. Well honestly, i am seeing an ecco chamber forming here.
Interesting. Let me ask some follow up questions:
What is difficult about current key management?
Have you tried muting words for client side filtering? Is that insufficient? What else could be needed here?
Anonymous posting - do you mean like sign with a new key while you’re “logged in” as yourself? Or just easy identity switching in posting flow?
Relay “fragmentation” is a feature - hence outbox model. Have you looked into this?
To have a topic based algorithm you’d need to ingest as many notes as possible and index them - this is a centralizing concept and why Primal got so much flak for having an indexer initially. They made progress on making it easier to run your own but I don’t see any other clients doing it - probably for ideological reasons.