What are some better alternatives to "followers" and "following"? We could do with a bit less messianic terms imo. "Connections" and "contacts" perhaps? Instead of "following" a profile we could "connect" with it.
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What's the proper term for a flock of ostriches? Maybe there's something there.
probably flock. but remember, the male birds also fight to the death over the right to the majority of the females.
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"When they are ready to mate, the male's beak and shins will turn bright red. Sometimes, his neck will change to a red color to match. Females also change color when they are ready to mate."
That's a color based dating app right there. 😂
nice, that's a cool feature for sure.
i'm not sure there needs to be a focus on dating, though, i think that if the social network protocol is effective and attracts enough females, in particular, that relationships will spring up anyway.
but, having said that, to be able to specifically signal that you are looking, and to easily search through those of others in your 'seeking' category, that would be a great thing.
i personally would like to promote the idea of the eurasian blackbird (the very same one related to the 'four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie' poem) also make a good emblem for nostr because of the way the male birds sing pretty songs to each other as part of their mating behaviours. they are pair bonders too, i don't think the same is true of ostriches.
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yes, i think that follow also implies that you subscribe to what they subscribe to.
I really think followers and following is fine. Not everything on nostr needs a unique term. Why confuse people more. Kiss principle.
Yeah might be. I just don't like the terms personally.
subscribe, ignore. they aren't that radical and build upon the decentralisation meme of nostr.