I have seen some posts brimming with regained optimism after trading X for nostr. Freedom from the algo! So peaceful. Less anger and frustration. Better, more authentic conversations. And so on. 

And it’s true. There is so much capture on algorithm driven media. Creators captured by cultural thought leaders and audience, audience captured by feeds, advertisers working overtime to capture everything. And the whole thing bound together by a digital system designed to keep you in lockstep engagement.

So, for now nostr feels sincere in comparison. 

But… and I hate to say this…I don’t think it will last. The algorithms are honed on our biology, our human nature. The organic human version of the algorithm is here already and the bots (human and digital) are fast followers. 

As nostr gets busier this will inevitably accelerate. There simply isn’t time to sort through all posts and evaluate them on their merit. 

Maybe we should have a periodic purge in which all profiles are deleted and we have to reintroduce ourselves anew? 

Anyway, the end is near. Enjoy it while it lasts!