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You should slso add that you share on #nostr too.

As of today Mastodon protocol is used to share notes between Mastodon and other AP apps like Peertube, Pixelfed or Mobilizon. Try to post, mention a Peertube account from Pixelfed, or subscribe to a Mobilizon event from Peertube, AP is there but communication is not (yet ?) possible. AP is already 7 years old. May be one day each app will be able to talk directly to each other.

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Why Nostr is struggling…

There is too much of an overlap with X, not only in the feature sets among the primary applications, but more importantly, in the kind of audience that Nostr is catering to.

Sure..censorship resistance at the protocol level is a differentiator, but the to the average person, you may as well be talking gibberish. They don’t know wtf a protocol is in the first place - let alone why it matters for censorship resistance to happen at that level, or more importantly, WHY they should trust Nostr to deliver on that promise. “Bcoz nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m said so” is not an argument.

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Bluesky is a case in point here.

It’s got a VERY similar feature set to X, claims to be open source / censorship resistant (similar narrative to Nostr), and is growing MUCH faster than Nostr, bc it has captured a key audience, ie; people with TDS and EDS (Elon Derangement Syndrome).

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/bluesky-signups-surge-uk-amid-musks-row-with-government-over-riots-2024-08-13/?

I’ve been on there a few times, and the content quality is enough to make you want to throw up….but at the very least, it’s working for that kind of content, and for the people who want it.

I don’t have a direct answer here..but I think it’s something to do with the over-emphasis on technicals.

nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 mentioned increasing the emphasis on design the other day. I agree this is a move in the right direction. We’re taking a very design-focused approach with nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 (we’ll have ALOT more to show in the next 6wks).

That being said, it’s not enough.

IMO, Nostr is technically mature enough for us to go out there and talk about it to more people, and build a narrative BEYOND the 500 of us that are talking to each other on here.

People like nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft or nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc can correct me if I am wrong here. Maybe there’s alot more to do technically.

But if I am right, I’d like to see more initiatives that are marketing oriented being supported by nostr:npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as and nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f and other coalitions. Maybe we even need a council of Nostr businesses, who together pool some funds to help drive some marketing initiatives?

Whatever the case, we need to expand upon the Nostr narrative, make it more compelling and speak to more people about it.

At the very least, we have to conquer then Bitcoiners. If we can’t get the segment who are into freedom money onto the freedom of speech network, we’re DOA. That’s a first step.

I know nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa is working on a very cool initiative in relation to this. The Nostr Booth is IMO a great way to make Nostr more “real” for bitcoiners by having a physical presence at all the conferences.

I know nostr:npub1utx00neqgqln72j22kej3ux7803c2k986henvvha4thuwfkper4s7r50e8 + nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 are doing some Podcast outreach. That’s super important too. nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va and crew are putting on Nostriga. Amazing. nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr / nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg are doing great things with nostr:npub1spdnfacgsd7lk0nlqkq443tkq4jx9z6c6ksvaquuewmw7d3qltpslcq6j7, etc on the content side. I’ve got some things up my sleeve personally which I will begin to do once nostr:npub15xd2mmjnh3caykh77djsv73e0zkrp42jp5mwerx8f4m6su40wdvss7t3l3 is in a position to represent a NEW kind of Nostr-product..

But we need MOAR..

And…we also need to find another angle that is NOT about censorship resistance. That’s clearly not working against X.

I don’t know the EXACT narrative or spin, but it has to be more “running towards” than “running from”.

More white pill, less black pill.

Anyway.

I will probably turn this into an article. I’ve been thinking more and more about “writing in public” as we build Satlantis, and sharing more about how we’re thinking about growing a “network product” on top of a “network protocol”.

If you think this was valuable, please repoast so more people can see and get involved in the discussion.

From a European point of view (not only the European Union), talking about censorship resistance can be problematic. I talked to some fediverse european users who requires to have filters so that not everything can be said, but also received. These are mostly people who have been at some point bullied or cyberbulllied, and want to have a safe place. #Nostr should also address these kind of regulated areas.

I agree, another angle should be used, because unique feature are note what the public is looking for, only very specific users. The public dislike changes, that's why #bluesky has more traction : it looks like something they already know, and can use right away.

Mastodon was not so obvious to use for beginners, because of the decentraisation. This unique feature completely lose them. I'm not surprised .social server is the largest server. Maybe in the near future the decentralised identity project will help.

So why one should use bluesky over nostr as a mivroblogging service? What are the day to day advantages from UI and UX perspective from one over the other.

And as CARLOS mentionned, there is no one CEO or major personnality to push Nostr forward.

(this is the same problem linux distros had until Redhat and Ubuntu came out with a company behind)

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GM.

GM (afternoon in fact in Europe)

Nice presentation. I lke the 3 points plans What / Who / Why / How / When and explanation 👌🏼

Döner Kebap ! Yum yum 🥙

It's Allgäu region of southern Germany

Après ma dernière video, j'ai senti que quelque chose ne collait plus. J'ai repensé la gestion de mes projets clients dans Obsidian en repartant de la base. Je suis reparti de la méthode Zettelkasten, que j'ai augmenté avec la méthode PARA de Tiago Forte J'obtiens un coffre bien plus organisé et pratique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxjcR-wGG4s #obsidianmd #zettelkasten #para

Revue de l'extension Dehancer Film dans Affinity Photo. Le plugin qui ajoute un look film argentique professionnel aux photos numériques / digitales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxUVNuaAU0 #photography #photographie #affinity #affinityphoto #tuto #turorial #dehancer #filmemulation

This looks like boudin noir (blood sausage) or with spices, boudin martiniquais (carribean blood sausage) !

In nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg content moderation settings, Clicking on Apply Content filtering, I can't make the difference between checked or not (I'm using Firefox). How do you make difference ?

That's a point of view. Evyrone living in warm areas wear these kind of suits. I'm sure you can find something for you