Recently, I have seen everyone's suggestions for Nostr's new user growth. Most of them think that the reason for the slow growth of new users is that our place is like a Bitcoin echo chamber, and everyone is discussing Bitcoin, so other users who are not interested will not enter. It is recommended not to talk about the topic of Bitcoin in the future, and it is even suggested not to fill in the relevant introduction about Bitcoin and freedom, for fear of scaring away newcomers.
I think these are not the most fundamental reasons. The establishment of Nostr is very compatible with the concept of the Bitcoin crowd, especially the lightning payment zap reward. It is precisely because of this that Nostr has a very strong belief foundation, and we are willing to give the clients on Nostr the greatest tolerance and inconvenience in experience. Only in this way can the client on Nostr have time to grow and improve. Only when we really like this place, we are willing to spend time and energy here.
If we cater to new users, don't discuss bitcoin, ban bitcoin and introduce yourself freely. As a result, we cannot truly express ourselves, and Nostr is about to lose its vitality and soul. This will just kill the place.
My advice:
1. No matter who you are, you should truly express yourself, whether it is the love for Bitcoin or the praise of freedom, this is the reason we like this place, it belongs to us. Only if we like it here, others may like it too. Nostr is not just Bitcoin, Nostr is a way of life, please share your life as much as you want.
2. Tolerate others, as long as everyone does not attack those who are willing to express their love for shitcoins here, this has already made a huge contribution to the growth of Nostr. Because people who come here can truly express themselves, you don't need to pay attention to him, but please don't attack people who express themselves differently from you. Otherwise, there will be racial discrimination about coins here, which will prevent more people from joining.
3. The attention and recommendation of clients on Nostr is too centralized, and most of the recommendations are bitcoiners. I am not saying that this is not good. It is necessary to make decentralized user recommendations on the client, so that users in every field can build their communities and circles here. This requires user experience design on the client side.
4. We continue to build better here, waiting for an opportunity...
Because we are here, Nostr has a great soil and I am hopeful for the future, building together. #Nostr
