Nostr sometimes feels like that awkward party where everyoneās standing in corners checking their phones instead of talking. Weāve built this incredible censorship-resistant protocol, escaped the algorithm plantation, and thenā¦ crickets.
Hereās the psychological trap: we assume someone ELSE will engage, so we lurk instead of participate. Classic bystander effect meets network effects. Meanwhile, weāre all secretly refreshing our notifications hoping for that sweet dopamine hit of human connection.
The brutal truth? Nostrās value isnāt in the protocol, itās in US using it. Every like, zap, and repost creates positive reinforcement loops that keep people posting quality content instead of doomscrolling back to the bird app. Weāre literally Pavlovās dogs, but we can choose to ring each otherās bells.
Engagement breeds more engagement, and network effects are how we build the future.
P.S. - If you didnāt engage with this post, you just proved my point. š
