#GrowNostr - A Response to the Echo Chamber Problem

He’s absolutely right. But here’s what I think we’re missing-

Yes, most people here are Bitcoin maxis and libertarians to varying degrees. But look deeper at what that actually means sociologically and philosophically. At the foundational level, 99.9% of people on Nostr believe in two core human institutions, freedom and freedom money.

That’s not a narrow ideology, that’s bedrock human aspiration.

Think about what that means. You’re in a space where nearly everyone fundamentally agrees that you should be able to speak, create, transact, and exist without permission from gatekeepers. That’s a massive philosophical commons to build on.

The beauty of Nostr isn’t that everyone thinks the same. It’s that the protocol itself embodies freedom. You can literally post anything you want. Anything. No algorithm deciding if you’re “engagement worthy.” No corporation determining if your thoughts are advertiser friendly. No moderator panel debating if your art fits community guidelines.

You just post. Because you can.

So here’s my challenge. Whatever you’re into, whether it’s cooking, poetry, gaming, fitness, weird philosophy, niche hobbies, art, music, memes, shit posting, whatever, POST IT HERE. Use #GrowNostr. You’ll find more people than you think who want to see it.

We don’t break echo chambers by demanding everyone show up with diversity. We break them by BEING diverse ourselves. By contributing what only we can contribute.

The foundation is freedom. What you build on it is up to you.

#GrowNostr

🚀 White Noise v1.0.4 is out now. Faster, Stronger, Cleaner.

Thank you to everyone who tested v0.1.3 and gave us feedback.

As the saying goes, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Well, we got punched in the face on the last release.Being able to see the real-world usage and issues that cropped up was invaluable, however.

You should see significant improvements across the board.

For v1.0.4 we took on a major refactor of the underlying rust crate that does most of the heavy lifting in the app.

These "backend" changes required significant updates here in the app to align to the new rust API and includes numerous bug fixes, refactors many internal components for better maintainability, and improves the overall responsiveness of the application.

Finally, we did a lot of UI/UX polish along the way.

💪 Stability and Performance

- Improved backend: The backend that manages relay connects, event processing, and group operations has been significantly overhauled resulting in a more stable and performant app.

- Improved Relay Handling: Relay connection checks have been refactored to provide better error handling and a more stable experience

Pull-to-refresh for relays has been removed to simplify the user experience

- Performance Fixes: Several performance improvements have been made to reduce lag and improve the overall responsiveness of the app

- Bug Fixes: Numerous bugs have been fixed, including issues with account switching, metadata handling, and chat message display

- Android Specific Fixes: Addressed a bug with sensitive clipboard handling for private key copying on Android

🔧 Features and Functionality

- Group Management: Users can now edit group names and descriptions from the group info page

- Message Drafts: Message drafts are now stored securely, so users won't lose their messages if they navigate away from a chat

- Improved Navigation: Added back buttons in the authentication flow and improved navigation within the app

- Key Package Admin: Added a new screen for managing key packages

📱 UI/UX Enhancements

- Improved Chat Experience: The chat auto-scroll behavior has been enhanced to work better with the keyboard, preventing messages from being hidden.

The swipe-to-reply widget has also been refactored

- Redesigned "Start New Chat" Sheet: The "Start New Chat" sheet has been redesigned for better performance and usability, reducing load times and improving scrolling

- Skeleton Loaders: Skeleton loaders have been added to provide a better user experience while content is loading

- Emoji Picker and Reactions: The emoji picker and reaction dialogs are now more responsive and visually appealing

- Consistent UI Components: Various UI components, such as buttons, icons, and headers, have been unified and made consistent across the application

- Custom Bottom Sheet: A new custom bottom sheet with fade-in/out animations has been implemented for a smoother user experience

- Visual Polish: Numerous small visual improvements have been made, such as adjusting padding, fixing alignments, and updating icon colors

👤 Contributors

The following contributors had code included in this release:

Could someone #vibecode a thing that analyzes npub for top words used, top hashtags, top commenters etc and then allow to view notes that meet those criteria ?

#asknostr

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