Nostr will likely shake your beliefs and make you rethink your assumptions on what a social network could be and the role you play in it.

Exactly. I appreciate the optionality.

And I seriously appreciate the little ⚡️ next to all of our names & nip05s. Just noticed that - a nice touch, Will 🤙

Damus’ goal from day one has always been to give individuals complete control over the types of interactions they want to have. Algorithms, users, and advertisers do not have authority over individual preferences.

If a user doesn’t want to receive zaps, they can not add a lightning address to their profile. Now if they don’t want to receive likes, they can turn them off.

In the future users will also be able to turn off replies unless they are subject to certain conditions, such as if they are friends or only zap comments.

If you don’t like users who use these features, you don’t have to follow them. I still think you should try to respect users preferences even if you disagree with them. Just my 2 sats ✌️

Maybe we could move the narrative to “here are tools that will help all of us move away from mindless dopamine traps into a world where we can increase the signal and meaningful interactions in our social feeds”. nostr:note1teyjjhyeplemzjvdhfg5y2nk8z2s8rmyu7v5r7vj47x6mfm2drdqh8ke4l