💯 correct
Zero reason for anyone not interested in decentralized tech to use these service where is a mirror / replica of something which probably works better as a centralized solution.
We need to build things which are fundamental different because they are built on Nostr
Congrats to both of you
Steven Nelkovski tried this with Perth Heat Baseball a few years back in Aus.
I suggest there are specific reasons why there wasn't good traction
What are your thoughts?
Re: "stuck on finding ways to bring people who will stick around" and to nostr:nprofile1qqsph3c2q9yt8uckmgelu0yf7glruudvfluesqn7cuftjpwdynm2gygpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejq0mz6zs point re: "build vastly different social experiences" - I'm working on something which covers both these points, nostr:nprofile1qqsv0mdxvznteqns2v8g9d98wy4vm63wx8wq54hcmj244sqfalvhepsprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twwpshy6ewvdhk6qfqwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8x6rpwah8jetpvajhytnrdakj7cmgv96qasrfzj I'll msg you direct to explore further
Saturday night launch. 🚀
Nostr's UX problem isn't a secret.
30-day retention trends to 0%. Daily active users stuck at ~10k. Posts disappear. Followers vanish when you switch apps. Every app feels like beta software.
I've spent 2+ years arguing that great UX wins. So I designed a meta-study, threw a few hundred dollars at Claude, and put together what the evidence indicates.
tl;dr: Ship working experiences, then add features.
6 critical patterns backed by 100+ citations:
‣ Onboarding, content discovery, core interactions
‣ Performance, progressive complexity, cross-client consistency
‣ Anti-patterns to avoid + validation checklists
I'm not a designer, but I know what good looks like. This is opinionated, evidence-based, and focused on retention.
What am I missing? What did I get wrong?
Send PRs this way: https://github.com/shawnyeager/nostr-ux-research
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This is 🔥
So much fantastic info in here, well done 👍
We build services for Gen Z and Gen Alpha which are decentralized with BTC at it's core, they come for the better product and community, they stay for better money
Trying to convince teens and early 20's it's a 'better money ' is a hard grind...
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Where can I get that shirt!?
For real...
What the best option really? Bitcoiners (and other lovers of freedom) getting involved in local council's?
State and federal is a "career" no one wants
I make a point of selecting a #21 seat now.
Two flights this weekend, 21F and 21A
Perhaps a way to meet Bitcoiners in the future?
nostr:npub1avmz5jk4c409lupvak5ra244m06w30s840kz2c2mkt37h0lhh4sskqmfgw is it?
#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1125x1831&blurhash=%5EkF%2540-Q%25M%24eJBxC7%25RPVraexZWCNfNenhW%3Fn%24kDjaofJCNGV%5BWCWAayozoKjbR%2BxZtQt7t7W%3Daee.R%2BjEaya%7Bs%3AWCayWBWVs%3AozbboJofofj%3FR%2B&x=40d6ebb0d01837eff0fcf4941385f3cc66663182bf7572e660a43ed4a85a3ffaYes, same here in 🦘 Australia - loving it
The system sounds quite like the current one (replace merchants with banks)
A "(central) bank-generated and backed credit note"
It was originally gold/bullion merchants who started creating fiat currency (certificates for bullion on deposit/stored), as a precursor to banks and central banks.
Why did we move away from merchant-generated and backed credit notes?
What/who do you define as a "merchant" in 2024? Amazon? Google? Target? Pick 'n Pay?
And since it is 2024, can I send/trade these internationally on a phone with immediate settlement? Can I stream value (worth sub-cents) over the internet with these?
That sounds like a lot of "trust" is required again, this time it's the merchants (perhaps re-read the BTC whitepaper, we have moved on from a trust based system)
Could they debase my life savings and generational wealth I want to leave for my grand-kids and beyond?
Could they declare the credit notes they issued are not longer valid/accepted? (I.e do I need to appeal to an authority, as is the case now)
What are their credit notes backed by and what defines their value? Or are they purely "fiat"?
What is the path from where we are today to going back to merchant-generated credit notes?
Any central authority(s) will be shutdown by govs (see previous attempts to re-introduce billion based money and previous e-cash projects)
Suggest reading nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a "Broken Money" book to understand why a merchant-based system wouldn't work, again - especially in 2024 and beyond.
Also read Parker Lewis to understand why money converges to one
https://unchained.com/blog/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/
Great job on https://nodeless.io BTW nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 looks fantastic, neat API docs, too.
I can appreciate as a developer what I disagree with in principle (massively centralized, eternal immutable ledgers aka blockchains masquerading as decentralized and somehow freedom enhancing). To measure is to manage. ;-)
How else can we have a trustless money, where we don't have to "appeal to an authority" to confirm someone isn't double spending, etc?
Genuinely interested
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