Yeah, I purge my list every month.

Most devs seem to have very different and very articulate visions for their clients and Nostr as a whole. They butt heads too often from what I've seen and many aren't very open or, in the worst of cases, completely closed off to user feedback.

Even Michael, the head of our project, hasn't passed 1000. It's a brutal grind, for months and months, just to get to a point where you can post something and have someone usually respond.

Hence, the low retention rate. 🤷‍♀️

I was legit in tears, today. Totally miserable. This is actually the first thread, in a long while, where multiple people showed up to talk, and it wasn't just them screaming at me to kiss some dude's derrier cuz HE'S IMPORTANT.

This has actually cheered me up. There are still some normal humans on Nostr. They haven't all run away. 😆

Bitcoin lovers seem to resonate with nearly everyone on here. Though I do question their belief in the network, at times. Although, it does seem a bit more polarized when it comes to devs.

Hmm, it's more that the there are these mechanisms that fill the void of discovery. The mechanisms assume you have come from and want bitcointwitter. Clients recommend bitcointwitter people, people who post in that style, primal trending sidebar does the same. Follows are funnelled into these posters and posts with lots of likes appear as 'trending'.

Replying or appealing to the tastes of these people is sometimes the only possibility of interaction smaller accounts have. The rent you pay to post can be seen as posting popular bitcointwitter slogans. Emulating bitcointwitter is rewarded in engagement and zaps.

This is arguably worse than an algorithm lol. In terms of an obstacle to nostr's growth. (The most common complaint about nostr is that it's a bitcointwitter slogan chatroom).

The most used clients are microblogging types, following accounts instead of topics. There are barely any topics to follow (besides bitcointwitter talking points, although Meshtastic and Permaculture are promising).

Etc etc

oh really?! LOL then I must have been doing something 😂

It is very hard to get a reference point on here because all I see are accounts that have been here over a year. But honestly, until I saw your nostr observations, it coincide with what I have experienced as a noob.

I tried to talk about classical Greek philosophy. Much silence ensued. 😅 🙈

I hate to tell you this, but 213 in 2 months is actually pretty good. My bros have been on here for over a year, some of them, and post every day, and they're stuck around 500.

I tried to talk about classical Greek philosophy. Much silence ensued. 😅 🙈

I hate to tell you this, but 213 in 2 months is actually pretty good. My bros have been on here for over a year, some of them, and post every day, and they're stuck around 500.

My goal is to actually find people and have a conversation, but almost everyone just comes here to talk at those people.

Today was the first day, in weeks, where there's been any sign of life. It's been really lonely and dead in here. Just sitting in a corner, talking to myself, most of the time. Friggin depressing.

Nord has excellent UI/UX, and many, many servers you can choose from around the world. I’ve heard some hesitation from privacy-focused friends, although I don’t know the specific reason behind it

Sweet! Thanks 🙏

I’ll give it a shot!

The amount of “libertarians” here cheering on the violation of private property is despicable. nostr:note1uclcrhkfvqd7wsm098xl3frufjxxdzksrmdl0qzlfrgpmarx6h9qrtm2t9

I need to follow more plebs on here.

Please shill your favourite nostriches. Bonus for < 1,000 followers

I need a grater 🤔