it's the next paradigm in nostr that makes follow lists obsolete. instead, you will have thousands of data points which are weights given to other profiles based on positive or negative signal, and the notes you see will be ranked based on the weighted sum of interactions seen across all of your selected relays
the nostr algorithm will be perfect for this
the onboarding flow in nostr is a crucial area of competition for setting up new users with relays that will accept their posts, holding their keys until they decide to burn the profile and self custody keys, and most importantly for providing a nostr algorithm and tuning model that is tailored to the user
I like their idea of forking algo's too. in my concept of the nostr algorithm, you will be able to fork algorithms as well as weighting models, and compose your own custom model from models of other profiles you trust, which could be human or AI
Currently, Nostr operates in a relatively simple manner, analogous to a basic neural network. The potential exists to make Nostr more powerful by:
- Creating more complex, layered algorithms (like a deep neural network) to filter and process events.
- Allowing users to define custom models or rules for how events are prioritized or filtered, similar to how deep learning adjusts weights across layers.
- Leveraging the interconnected nature of Nostr profiles to create a more dynamic, evolving system for event filtering and content management.
Nostr could evolve from a simple, direct event handling system into a more complex and adaptive one, where multiple profiles contribute to filtering and processing, just as multiple layers in a neural network refine the input data.
the nostr algorithm mirrors the approach of deep learning at a higher level of abstraction. it's as if we've all been tinkering around with a single layer neural network without exploiting the possibity of leveraging other nostr profiles to filter incoming events through a deep network of dynamically evolving algorithms and user specified weighting models
will check it out. I can get behind the no images ethos!
I really dislike that when you open nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg you immediately see trending in the past 24 hours
And it is always the usual suspects:
Odell shouting about something political, pysop-y or “the current thing”.
Lyn coz ya know, it’s Lyn
A bitcoin podcaster
Another bitcoin podcaster.
I’ve unfollowed a lot of these trending types and tried to mute some of them yet they still appear.
Can you make it so when you open nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg it goes straight to your feed?
And if I mute someone can they not appear in trending?
Ps primal is great for zapping and it’s my daily driver.
Morning rant over! 🧡
you're going to like the nostr algorithm
I treat a boost the same as just another interaction for now
that might be a good idea! this new discovery mechanism does call for an overhaul of the typical client
If I had 99% of my net worth in coinbase, I too would be calling you all paranoid crypto anarchists.
based
killed it!
This problem can be solved with an algorithm that evalutes each event by taking the weighted sum of all the interactions seen on that event, where a user model defines weights for a set of profiles. A positive weight means interactions from this profile increase the ranking of the event this profile interacted with. A negative weight does the opposite. All the events are sorted by rank, and the top results are shown for an evaluation over a given timespan. Previously shown events are exluded from subsequent evaluations.

