Been here a week and still don’t really understand the best way to find relays besides stumbling on them. Some of them say they are paid and don’t quite understand that either.
Most if not all #nostr apps are missing a comprehensive onboarding flow that takes users through what the network is, how it’s different, what relays do and how to find good ones, and how to connect a Lightning wallet.
I experienced this yesterday setting up my friend nostr:npub1wvc8u63ek6mvuykz9jcw5eqquxvheetxms4ph2p43wwgensh06mqg900ea on Damus. I’ve been here for 6 months and there are still quite a few confusing and complicated steps that will intimidate novice users.
We still have a long way to go.
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I also had no idea I could long press the zap icon to modify the default zap amount on wallet of Satoshi until a few days ago.
That definitely needs an introductory explanation!
Try adding a few paid relays from this list. You can get on some them for a tiny admission fee of as low as 1000 sats.
Then turn off all the unpaid relays in your global feed and you will avoid seeing nearly all spam. You’ll also have a wider reach on the posts you publish.