I think we will need topic specific social graphs for web of trust.

But I agree, that should probably be handled by filters on your core graph.

Maybe we can have filtered lists by kind and/or topic.

I believe Digit would love this dog drawing. I think I've reposted it from you before for that reason.

Do you have any idea who you're replying to and wishing a good morning here though? ODELL doesn't want everyone to have good mornings. He doesn't give a fuck if Digit is alive.

Despite paying for Primal Legends, I am still unable to use the so called Primal "advanced search" to search my replies to him to prove wrong his lies about my past encounters with him.

I have brought this up about 20 times in the past couple weeks, and found an example of a different person having a similar encounter with him despite this search issue impacting the examples with me.

He has not shown any accountability, and meanwhile, a rapidly accelerating conflict has started between me and some anonymous npubs targeting me with harassment, while I have no backup - it's just me on my side so far.

People are trying to bait me into getting myself institutionalized, and their political movement is trying to move the goal posts to make sure even if I don't take the bait, I can't use the so-called "law" to force them to let me out next time they have me involuntarily committed to a psych ward and injected with drugs against my will, so I won't ever get out like I did last time this was done to me.

ODELL still won't even address his own lies or even the simple fact that I'm unable to search my replies to him to disprove them.

But he pretends he wants everyone to have a good morning?

It’s not about one-off features, and it’s definitely not about dismissing the work being done by the iOS devs. The issue is how you’re engaging with users and supporters who’ve been here since the start.

This reply is a perfect example. Instead of acknowledging valid frustrations or fostering a constructive dialogue, it comes across as rude and dismissive. Users want to feel heard, not scolded for sharing feedback or concerns.

It’s clear that you’re prioritizing your vision of a multi-platform client over addressing the needs of the current iOS community—and maybe that’s the right decision. But the dismissive tone and lack of engagement with your core supporters only alienate the very people who have championed Damus from the start.

Hey Will, I appreciate the response and your commitment to making Damus something that lasts. I respect the long-term vision. That said, here are some of my thoughts:

iOS Feels Left Behind

Focusing on Android makes sense to grow the user base, but it feels like the iOS client—and the early users who helped Damus get started—have been left in the dust. A lot of us stuck around because we believed in what Damus could be, but now it’s hard not to feel like the iOS app has been abandoned. Not to mention that Android already has an excellent client that will be challenging to compete with, and you’d most likely be cannibalizing current nostr users as opposed to growing nostr.

Priorities Seem Off

It’s not about a GIF keyboard. It’s about listening to your users and focusing on things people actually want. Instead, it feels like time is being spent on features that don’t make the app more usable for most of us. The frustration comes from feeling like feedback isn’t taken seriously.

Compete With Primal

If you think Primal’s going in the wrong direction, why not focus on making Damus the clear winner? A lot of early users have moved on because Damus doesn’t feel relevant anymore—it’s fallen behind. It would be great to see some competition again.

I get that sats donations don’t buy influence, and I appreciate the invite to join calls. But I’m a full time physician and don’t have time to jump onto a dev call. For most users, leaving feedback is how we contribute. When it feels like that feedback is ignored, it’s tough to stay engaged.

I hope I’m just missing the forest through the trees here and that all of the other projects you’ve been working on like Notedeck and Damus Android, and offline nostr really do push nostr to a sustainable mass adoption. Best of luck.

Having a different opinion about priorities is not dismissive.

> Upon further chats it becomes clear that Will means specifically grants directly to ALL other Damus contributors are getting denied while Will himself is getting notable sums from OpenSats monthly (and presumably not granting his contributors from those funds). At the same time Will shares that he doesn't have that much visibility into the situation with grants. And then it's just "he said, she said" that goes nowhere (i.e. even if you prove the other person wrong, you still lose. Marriage 101).

I was told by opensats I’m not allowed to use the grant money to pay contributors, i have to send each of my contributors to opensats directly.

Even still, i am using my own personal money to pay contributors, including a single part-time dev which is the bulk of my expenses. I am not “rolling in it” like odell seems to be claiming, i was making more money doing non-nostr stuff. Most grants contributors get are quite small, so it’s stressful to them and they end up leaving once the 10-20k is up.

nostr without internet. what would you use this for? maybe chatting with your spouse from the other room when your internet is down? lol. going to do this as a hackday project.

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