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Nice write-up. Consider me someone from old Internet times when Web 1.0 was a thing. As much as I like #nostr, I have seen the same amount of excitement when Fediverse launched. But sadly it all faded away. And most people reverted back to Twitter though the loyal ones are still using it. The inherent problem with anything 'social' is: initially it's all good to chat with random people over newer ideas and make friends, but the 'network' becomes somewhat unusable when your 'real-world' friends don't show up there.

It was 2005 when all my friends were using Orkut sending 'scraps' and 'testimonials'. Then FB opened registration and I signed up. It was awesome playing 'games' and stuff there. But none of my Orkut friends joined. It became boring soon. Then, FB hit some big headlines and everybody jumped in. And look what happened to Orkut!

My point is Nostr needs some traction, some large scale media mention or something like that. Without that, I doubt people will stay here on this wonderful space.

Just my thoughts.
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eventscape 2y ago

I’m not sure #Nostr is social media with friends. I expect to treat #Nostr much more like business environment. Every post is a transaction.

The decorum is also much more like business communication and hence a lot less ideological or inflammatory.

I would also apply the same rules as in business. Be aware of fraud, honor your contracts, etc. Expecting this from friends can actually be problematic.

I would say #Nostr is offering a chance to interact with business partners and business friends on a different level of trust than that which is based on social cues.

I haven’t thought about this too much as I’m still parsing the developments and trying to find ways to contribute but that is the respectful vibe I see encouraged here.

So far I have noticed almost everyone I’ve interacted with here has many salient things and perspectives to offer that make the environment hospitable to business and production.

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