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7fqx | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 How do you deal with the 'this is a b!tcoin telegram group ' -type dilemma / monotopic complaint? ...Probably the most common nostr complaint? Does this eventually get resolved over many years as word spreads wider? And user retention creeps up? With marketing later on? By nostr focusing on Other Stuff other than the twitter clone format? Genuine question btw
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Jeroen ✅ | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Hmm good question, what do you think?

I'm mostly focused on nostr's use case as a communications tool, in which I expect the monotopic problem to be resolved by different means of content/people exploration, i.e. the choice of algorithms. There's a big difference between users coming for (bitcoin or other) content, and users coming to try something new, bound together by interests in freedom tech, self-sovereignty, an social experience uncontrolled by big tech, etc. Typically early adopters and innovators are defined by the will to be early and try something new before anyone else, and their technical proficiency, regardless of their preferred content. In this case this overlaps much with the typical bitcoiner.

The other stuff, and other use cases, each have their own composition of early adopter users, which is too grand to simply think through, as it requires measuring and research on what they actually value, which communication channels are optimal for reaching them, and which niche of that segment is open for a significantly better solution than the current alternative they're using, and how strong a position those competitors hold.
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7fqx | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I have no idea really how a social media grows beyond the niche early adopters to wider appeal 🤔 I take your points tho and I think I mostly agree. I'm just curious how that step happens, I don't think it is guaranteed even if the tech is good.

Probably not a good time for Nostr in the form of twitter clone clients. imo twitter has the userbase coupled with a just-about-free-enough content policy for most users and content creators. Obviously this could change at any moment, so there's that, possibility in the future.

One of Nostr's strengths and uniqueness is being able to build on it, and it should definitely attract more builders. (Coding is increasingly a 'normie' area of interest anyway maybe?) I think a lot of the nostr ethos isnt exclusive to b!tcoiners, but I see the overlap you're suggesting. 

I think a lot of it comes down to b!tcointwitter culture which was inevitably to be brought over to here. But seems overwhelming in the feed with not much else around for it to be amongst, ie the sloganeering and jokes. This doesn't really appeal to anyone outside of BT, and even within BT itself.

I suppose I see it as the difference between being a Cyclist ™️ and riding a bike. I think the 'normie' and a lot of non-normies like b!tcoin, hold it, like the idea of tipoing in it etc they just don't want to consume BT culture (or not exclusively). They're not the lycra wearers, they just ride a bike lol:) 🤔