As nostr:npub1xdtducdnjerex88gkg2qk2atsdlqsyxqaag4h05jmcpyspqt30wscmntxy pointed out below Nos has something like this. However in user research multiple people have noted they don’t like having posts hidden that are outside their network. It forces users to do extra work which is not really freedom.

If you haven’t tried it out, try Nos for a week and LMK what you think.

One thing that would be helpful is to look at the entire user journey when thinking about freedom. We focus a lot on the initial post, but we don’t pay enough attention to the subsequent dialogue that ensues. Freedom within dialogue is very different than speaking into the public square. In the public square I can walk away from someone by unfollowing them. In a dialogue (thread or via mentions) I cannot walk away. With mute I can put on headphones and hope the harassers buddies don’t show up. If they do then i have to keep adding additional sets of headphones. But then my friends have to step in or be subject to the harassment as well or they need to put on headphones. Within the dialogue- the power is in the hands of the harassers if mute is the only option.

If Nostr adds the ability to limit replies and mentions, then the person being harassed has the freedom to walk away.

The harasser can still speak in the public square, they simply can’t speak in a dialogue when the other person doesn’t want them there.

I think the first one is at the protocol layer. For the second I’m guessing its something that would be tied to the npub so updating that nip to support this additional metadata could help.

There are two items that can help based on the discussion a couple weeks ago:

1. If someone is harassing a user it is not enough to mute that user bc they are still in the replies. In some cases the harasser’s friends are seeing the replies and piling on. However the person being harassed doesn’t know the harassment is continuing and then is blindsided by the additional harassment coming their way. Freedom from needs to extend to freedom from having someone in your replies continuing to harass you. The current model assumes Nostr is a level playing field that exists in a cultural vacuum and that is not the case. As a result those who experience harassment IRL also feel the brunt of it here. Direct harassment is different from saying whatever you want. It involves being in someone’s replies or mentioning them directly. People need the ability to say no to both of these.

2. The second issue women reported was being found by random jerks. This happens bc some apps have aggregator feeds. Users need the option to opt out of these.

I also think there’s more user research needed to understand if other problems exist.

Oh I would also like the ability to filter out by posts per day. I suppose I could do it person by person but I’d rather put all the people i want to follow who post more than 25 times a day in a single feed. That way i can skim the overload and still see posts from everyone else

This is exciting. I think the kinds drop down should be type or content type so it makes sense to non technical users. What happens with search? Is it a word or profiles that one selects?

The sentiment of needing to differentiate is a critical element of what Nostr needs to succeed. There are lots of problems with existing platforms and therefore lots of opportunities to differentiate and innovate. Talk to people who still use them to find the opportunity spaces.

The community also needs to address two other aspects in order to see widespread adoption.

Based on the conversations two weeks ago there’s still work to do to make Nostr a cool place for everyone to hangout. There are some nascent components for avoiding content one does not want to see, but those still are not enough to protect against harassment primarily experienced by women on this network. If you want a man cave with a side of porn - cool then the status quo works, but if you want to see widespread adoption, then additional NIPs or work on existing NIPs is required to allow people to protect themselves from bad actors.

Bitcoin may be different than the other shitcoins, but the general public sees it all as crypto. If thats the only content they see here - they will pass. That’s why we launched the Creator Residency and Journalism Accelerator. It’s also an opportunity to test micropayments for content creation & journalism as well as a way to reframe Lightning.

A subset of people will also pass if the main selling point is say anything you want. This latter piece is bc most platforms show you content beyond your network today, so the assumption is if Nostr has free speech they will have to see everything. But that is not how it works (except for the aggregation feeds). If the community spends a bit more time talking about choosing your feed and a bit less about free speech - the adoption should shift.

In both instances branding matters, specifically how we talk about what already exists in Nostr. Updating how we talk about Nostr can go a long way to increasing adoption.

If you haven’t heard nostr:npub1pu3vqm4vzqpxsnhuc684dp2qaq6z69sf65yte4p39spcucv5lzmqswtfch is launching both Journalism Accelerator and Creator Residency programs. This is an initiative inspired by conversations we’ve had with the Nostr community.

If you know Creators or Journalists on other platforms please encourage them to apply.

Nos is excited to launch this in partnership with nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 , nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg , nostr:npub1w0rthyjyp2f5gful0gm2500pwyxfrx93a85289xdz0sd6hyef33sh2cu4x nostr:npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q & nostr:npub13myx4j0pp9uenpjjq68wdvqzywuwxfj64welu28mdvaku222mjtqzqv3qk .

For more details check out:

https://www.nos.social/journalism-accelerator

Or

https://www.nos.social/creator-residency

The Biden student loan forgiveness program is for max $20k / student. These Republicans collectively walked away with $15.5 million in PPP loans they didn’t payback AND they self dealt the loans to themselves.

I have 3 separate Mac devices and each one has a different charging dongle. Such a pain and waste.

Fwiw when I compromised my own account I noted how easy it is to get the private and public keys confused or even public keys. You can read about it nostr:note1k0lnvsr8lxj0uw8yu2q8fqsmjka8uvvwpe83jwdfuy8722ectx9qt5rsxw

Constraints are often a force for innovation. Complete freedom in architecture often leads to blan cookie cutter spaces. Even small adjustments can have profound impacts on the feel of a place.

https://open.substack.com/pub/sarahendren/p/the-city-and-the-limiting-virtues?r=kx2v&utm_medium=ios

Two articles this week on the impacts to women and sex workers of Deepfakes.

https://www.thecut.com/article/aoc-deepfake-defiance-act.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Cut%20-%20April%2010%2C%202024&utm_term=Subscription%20List%20-%20The%20Cut%20%281%20Year%29

https://www.404media.co/ai-influencers-are-deepfaking-their-faces-onto-real-womens-bodies/

Was replying to this https://njump.me/note1rvlzycdnz765xw0a8u82pw8985rvstltcfeyalw55we0q8nhgc7qzr23um

I don’t think people realize the downstream effects of the loss of housing.

- people need to move further from their jobs which increases transportation costs or they have to get different jobs

- schools lose pupils which then translates into less $ for the kids who remain so programs are cut

- local employers can’t find people to work bc no one actually lives nearby its all 2nd homes or short-term rentals

- businesses cut back hours to only weekends bc no one really lives in the community during the week which leads to job loss or cut hours etc

To see what’s happening in my community - a bit like the community bulletin board but with personalization.

To connect and share ideas with others - meet new people and learn new things.

I think we originally joined because our friends were on various platforms, but that quickly deteriorated into showcasing perfect lives, which morphed into influencer culture and a gaming of the algorithms, which meant if you wanted to see posts from just friends - you needed to sift through a bunch of other content first.

The other day I posted the beaver gnawed tree in the back but here is the second just in front. Maybe they are opening space for seedlings to take root.

The Nos app supports delete of Notes. Sometimes a link or repost will not display correctly in the app you are using but it might look fine in another app.

If you post in your current app and decide you want to take something down you can log into Nos or other apps that support delete and remove the post. In the process you may discover that it looks fine elsewhere and there’s simply a rendering bug in the app you use. This is helpful feedback for people building the apps.

A photo from yesterday’s eclipse.

You can delete in Nostr. It’s part of the NIPs. Most clients don’t offer it though and some relays may not respect it. However, delete is a social signal that one has heard feedback and taken action. Similar to what one does in an IRL conversation. (Or one has a typo. Do we really need to relay typos around the globe?)