It might just be a latency/connection issue with relays. Sometimes it takes a second for a new relay to connect properly. Nit sure on damus but on amythest you have to hit the save button for it to go through.
Also, your follower and follows count is maintained by each relay so they are not always accurate from one to the next depending on who else is on (or not on) a particular relay you're connected to.
My tip is to undo what youve learned from other apps. Follow as many people as you can and then unfollow ppl as you go along if you see any content you don't like in your feeds.
This is all early tech and the devs here are independent and often working on their own time/money so it'll be a bit rough around the edges for now.
When the world is burning, when the government reaching, when the money printer is churning, when the sun is setting and the night seems bleak and dark, nostr is there waiting with a torch to light the way.
Dannnggg I had a similar thing. I joined when nostrica was happening! I was oh so fomo yo.
Hi Nostr!
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Like many newcomers today, I stumbled upon the viral video nostr:npub1r8wdfruydenz84fxfespcswuhcvyatx6umtd5xguexup49u500xskf50hn posted, and Iโm thrilled such a fantastic protocol exists.
Iโm a late-in-life diagnosed PDA AuDHDr, and my special interests are #honeybees, #flowhive, and AI - I know, I knowโฆmy guilt hits me in the gut with every prompt.
I mostly use social media to share my tips and tricks on #beekeeping, learn more about my brain (PDA ASD ADHD), ancient history, witchy, woo woo, the universe, gossip and craft ideas. #wherethefiskatemiddleton
I take care of lots of living things and anthropomorphize everything else. I'm super nerdy. Halloween is my favorite holiday, and cosplay is rad.
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Ooof sorry to hear it. Don't worry, nostr won't sack ya
That's how come he's got that long lasting flavor. He extra! Where the minty fresh death breath is sure to outlast this catastrophe.
It's a bit of chicken and egg. If someone hasn't seen the "magic" and only sees a massive technical discussion focused on why it's not working.... they'll never try it. And subsequently will have no reason to later advocate for better solutions. Someone presented with this might write off bitcoin altogether because it's perceived as "not useable"
But an admittedly overly cheerleading front could be enough to push someone thru the pain points to at least try it. This is where I see custodial solutions having a big positive use-case. Sure a handful will get disillusioned and dissapointed but at least they tried it. I think the majority will see the benefits and the possibilities and understand its still early tech. At this stage, we introduce the problems... but only after they've been hooked on the potential possibilities. Sure it's not 100% there yet but it can and will be soon(tm). This is how we then build more advocates for better solutions.
Yeah that's a fair point. That's why wos left the USA, too big of a target on their back.
I think there is a solution to be had, though I don't know what it is. I hear CLN is much more reliable than LND. Could be something there. In any case, we are (relatively speaking) early days still and I do think L2 solutions are important for bitcoin to scale.
For any solution stack, the base layer should be simple and relatively dumb. The intricate solutions happen on subsequent layers adding use-case specific functionality.
I do agree there's a lot of reliability problems with the current lightning layer. Part of that could stem from so many plebs running unreliable nodes on raspi. But I also think we can't give up on developing and testing (nor get complacent with what we have). Like I said, I think a proper L2 solution is crucial.
Think of nostr as like passing notes in school. Relays are the ppl sitting at the desks in between who "pass it on".
My suggestion is use the nostr.wine relay. It's a paid relay (you have to pay to use it) but it will connect with other relays so it's like an all in one solution. Instead of connecting to 10 individual relays, connect to the wine relay and it'll blast your notes far and wide AND retrieve notes from other relays you're not directly connected to.
See below for long winded explanation on zaps. TLDR zaps are peer to peer bitcoin micropayments.
Welcome swimmer!
I've got a cutting machine and do custom stickers from home. Not a mega operation but a humble pleb. DM me!
I noticed there arent good cheap options for high quality custom stickers and I think stickers are an amazing marketing tool for Bitcoin. I'm on the mission! ๐ซก
All stickers are laminated and waterproof. No min quantities (happy to make one-off stickers if you like). My design services are included if you wanna collab. Pricing depends on size/qty and how many I can print per page.
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Even with wos gone, I think a large portion still occurs custodially. Mostly because non custodial solutions aren't 100% seamless just yet. They exist and they work great most the time but they have to work great pretty much all the time to see wider adoption. This is probably the case even within the bitcoin community and even more so within the non tech community here. In fact, I'm currently recieving custodially and sending out non custodially.
I think it's a minor problem if we are looking at nostr in a vacuum. Each person has to weigh their own risk/benefit based off whatever solutions they're using. For money and payments in general, from a high level, yes non custodial is important. But I believe there is a line somewhere, in certain situations, where the benefits of custodial solutions (ease of use and setup, no tinkering, reliability and ease of adoption) for the wider non tech population outweighs the benefits of current non custodial solutions and their rough edges. Ideally everyone should always be using non custodial solutions, but the reality is you can't just shove everyone in the deep end immediately.
