Sounds like we’re fairly aligned in our hopes for what nostr will become

On the echo chamber point, I was more looking at it from the question of “what qualifies a space as an echo chamber?”

Like, is it sufficient that a large group of people are all focused on a particular topic? Do they all need to mostly agree and share a worldview? What happens when someone disagrees, or introduces unrelated content?

When I think of the term “echo chamber” I’m picturing a discussion  space where the vibe is somewhere between “self-reinforcing” (at best) and a “group-navel-gaze/circle jerk” at worst (pardon the crude metaphor, lol).

But is a hobbyist-club/event an echo chamber, simply because the attendees share a set of views and passions? Or does it need to also have a sort of layer of exclusionary/repressive vibe towards others who disagree?

In that way (again, still formulating), this doesn’t “feel” like an echo chamber, to me. In part because I’ve followed accounts and hashtags that provide me with a diversity of topics and perspectives in my feed, but also because it doesn’t feel like a place where everyone just pats each other on the back and reinforces flawed perspectives without pushback; in fact there’s a good deal of debate and (mostly respectful) disagreement within the discussions, whether about Bitcoin or otherwise. 

I’ve also noticed that non-Bitcoin content is asked for, encouraged, welcomed, boosted, zapped, and generally celebrated. Likely because those of us who were here early, despite being passionate about Bitcoin, also genuinely want to see nostr grow and succeed, and we know that the social layer needs diverse attractions to bring more people in.

Anyway, I guess what I’m getting at is that the ratio of Bitcoin content kind of matches the interest/ratio of the user base. And as more people have joined over the past year or two, bringing different perspectives and wider variety of interests, that ratio has begun to change as well.

I follow hashtags like #nature #artstr #winechain #musicstr #privacy #philosophy #plantstr #foodstr #coffeechain etc., and in doing so have curated an experience here that feels rich and engaging. Oh, and #grownostr was an early focus at expanding the range of topics beyond the initial discussions of “Bitcoin and nostr”, and I still use it daily!