Subnostr

Those are the people happiest with the status quo.

In their view, the Nostr protocol is just a Bitcoin chat and we're all ruining the neighborhood.

They'd say, we should all be the ones to go. 🤔

Well, thats annoying.

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stacymaloba

well I never saw it the way she put it lol

Did you get my zap? Just sent it.

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It means that many people (the relay subscribers, including myself) don't have to follow you, to see your posts. It has more impact, than a follow.

Awesome! Thanks you!

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I can see you, even if I don't follow you.

It hardly ever works, the other way around.

I am posting from the future.

Lol I don't care where you're posting from. What does you adding me to your relay mean for me?

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i guess it all comes down to how we define things — i still wonder how nostr will be defined; it's often presented as a social media.

is that right? maybe it's not? or is it simply a form of communication, i.e. the internet? isn't communication the basis of social interaction? these questions become much too abstract for me lol

anyway, thank you for the detailed and thoughtful response, as always~! ^^

Communication is the basis but it can be presetned through many different mediums.

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i guess it all comes down to how we define things — i still wonder how nostr will be defined; it's often presented as a social media.

is that right? maybe it's not? or is it simply a form of communication, i.e. the internet? isn't communication the basis of social interaction? these questions become much too abstract for me lol

anyway, thank you for the detailed and thoughtful response, as always~! ^^

Anytime!

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Nobody does. That's the problem.

Well then...

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Primal has been bad for Nostr.

Ok. Even a newb like me can firmly agree.

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Yeah, client devs and long-time users think the problems are with the protocol itself, and/or that it isn't humanly possible to build a Nostr client that actually works.

People who don't understand software development believe them and repeat their nonsense.

Lol well then figure out a way to explain it to those who don't understand software development. Good chance that they'll make up a massive portion of nostrs future userbase.

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They didn't leave social media. They just went to other platforms, or they mostly post elsewhere and just dip in here, sporadically.

A lot probably even went back to X.

Sure. But, wouldn't that mean that nostr has fixed nothing when it comes to dealing with social media? The focus needs to be on becoming the next INTERNET! NOT the next social media trend!

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You're right. We should hard-cap follows at 400. Anything more is just being a greedy attention whore.

You first. Which of the 247 get the boot?

Any that post only about Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin doesn't fix me.

What's there to fix🤷‍♂️?

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exactly~!

maybe most people aren't looking for conversations..?

I think most people just want validation and attention, my dude. That's why having a vibrant IRL social life is of utmost importance! Social media definitely seems to have it's uses but they're very limited.

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that's the whole point of notes, right?

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right..?

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Not always, imo. Sometimes posting a note or comment is just a means of gathering information. It's that simple. I've observed many Nostr users who display this kind of behavior; and they're usually accounts with a relatively smaller follower count. The people who come here for the social aspect seem less active since I showed up nearly three months ago (yes, only three months). I think it's obvious that many are growing way too bored too quickly and are realizing that they don't need social media as much as they originally believed. That's a win, imo. Many are rediscovering the value of face-to-face interaction. Also, I've seen plenty of people say that nostr has no algorithm, yet, they fail to realize that they've all played a hand in making the "nostr algo." Nostr algo = block and ridicule anyone who notices and publicly calls out imperfections within both Bitcoin and the nostr protocol clients... and then whine about it.

The topic of a person's reasoning behind their social media usage is evidently far more nuanced than I had originally believed. So my opinion may seem somewhat erroneous, but my personal belief is that nostr isn't a "good social media" (as I don't believe there is a truly good one) it's just the least worst. What Nostr DOES have the potential to be is the next INTERNET. That NEEDS to be the focus.

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People use social media to socialize.

Anything that keeps people from socializing is a bug, not a feature.

Telling people that they should keep using social media, but refrain from socializing and just go sit by themselves, off in a corner, and mentally masturbate, and pretend like they don't mind, is fucking sadistic.

So, all the fanatics who are constantly praising Bitcoin for fixing this or that need to leave before they bore the less interested parties to death? Good idea!

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#Nostrudel threads be like

I've never used nostrudel. Kind of glad I haven't. Why did so many devs leave their clients in such deplorable condition🤔?

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Yup. 😊

Cool. What'd you guys do? Anything in particular stand out?

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the experience for newbie's is that we'd rather get a reply than a zap.

Yep. I also prefer a response over a like.

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#mugshawtys

I take I that your meet-up went well?

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The Beave

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

It's not so much that nostr is hard, now. It's that it just doesn't work the same way day to day. Nostr usability (#nostrability) has gotten worse for more people in the year that I've been using nostr. It's mostly because devs are chasing the new and not bothering to fix stuff that is broken. There are tons of empty promises and flashy whizz bang new it's, which make things worse since it's hard to just have basic stuff work the same way or without sudden and catastrophic failures.

But the rest? I'm with you.