Nostr Web Client

Creators need to make a living.

That's not the appropriate framing for any discussion about development of an open and free protocol suite (such as NOSTR).

The appropriate framing is that existing and prospective users want services and content AND ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT.

The features should be driven by user demand and desires — not be the those of "content providers."

The major problems with commercial social media platforms emerge from the choice to cater to "providers" (most advertisers and marketers — pushing "content" on the one hand, and ingesting user data for monetization on the other).

It ultimately degenerates into the "enshittification" that's described by the Doctorow doctrine:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/

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Sikto 2y ago

You misunderstand my point. This thread has more detailed responses and discussion. Content providers will not determine how nostr is structured but there need to be avenues for them to use, which don’t affect the end users that don’t wish to use those avenues, if nostr is to grow. It’s about choice for the users and the people who create content. Maybe you want to stream and have sats sent, maybe you want to put it behind a zap wall. Maybe you are a user who doesn’t like zap walls so you only view streams that are open and choose to zap the creator during the stream.

Choice is the key here and content providers need choice just like end users.

tek 2y ago

Yep, as soon AI gets 10x better and cheaper, no human creator will be able to provide more value than an AI via internet

Sad but true, human skills are only real social interactions

JimD 2y ago

LLM chat AI systems are changing our perception of what are uniquely human skills.

Ironically, prostitution may become one of the most highly valued services because actual, in-the-flesh, interactions may remain impossible to artificially replicate/simulate.

Non-sexual, more traditional geisha (芸者) services may also also experience a resurgence for the same reasons.

Also 10x improvement may be achieved in only a bit over five years. It could follpw Moore's Law, doubling in capacity roughly every 18 months. 10x is an increment past two doublings.

tek 2y ago

Well said!