Guys, stop sharing tutorials lol. My goal with my posts about the dex is to highlight why they are not popular options. The hoops to jump are many. I don’t need explainers about why that is, I understand. Everyone has a certain level of comfort with tech. Id rather approach these things from a fresh perspective to find ways to reduce complexity.

“It’s not for everyone” and “dex will never be as easy as kyc buying” is not helpful. It’s a defeatist way of looking at things and I believe there is always a way to improve things, especially in the space we’re passionate about.

Id rather stay ignorant and propose stupid simple ideas and them not working if it means gaining a bit of UX benefit from parts that do, than to throw in the towel without trying.

Goodnight, fellow plebs 🫂😴

What is the ideal flow for buying on a decentralized exchange?

Ideally...

1. I visit a website. I don't need to download anything.

2. I click BUY or SELL

3. I see some options who to buy from and their asking prices

4. I have a clear understanding of how this thing works. Don't just tell me the payment method, but how that transaction looks like after I hit buy.

5. Sort by payment method

6. Guide me through the transaction or better yet, facilitate it automatically.

What does the dream flow look like?

1. Click buy. You are automatically offered the best deal with your preferred payment method (maybe you specified it earlier).

2. You are provided super simple step by step instructions to finish transaction.

Similar for sell side.

The issue I see with decentralized exchanges:

1. Have to download something

2. The whole thing looks way too complex

3. Not clear how it works

Compare to centralized exchange:

1. Click buy. Done.

See the difference?

I think if we are to improve the UX, we have to think grandma level and start from scratch. No trying to improve a complex trading platform, but really think from the basics. What will grandma need to know or click on and how will she feel about it?

You make it work for grandma. You make it work for everyone.

The issue I see with Bisq (I couldn't install it, got corrupt file) is that it looks like a literal stock trading platform. NOT for an average person. I'd say you have to strip it down to 10% basics to make it work for the average person, provided you do everything else well.

Can you suggest me a paid relay?

I also once joined a relay with something about the number 13, and it quickly disappeared. Hope I will find the person and the name of the relay again 😅

I have to say goodbye to the LN tip bot. What’s the new lightning recommendation ova heeeere?

I'm kind of hoping social media eventually dies out in general. To be frank, I've been pondering leaving Nostr for good recently. It being my first time using social media, instinctually it just feels like a net negative experience. There's an inherently massive undertone of sadness among it's users. 😔

I TOLD YOU DEFLATION WAS COMING.

This is simply not true. Many relays and nostr image hosting sites block Tor users since they use Cloudflare.

Use nostr over Tor exclusively and you see how horrible it is. I still do it anyway