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 Maybe it’s just my end. Maybe I don’t know how to make it work, but the attach wallet always gives me trouble. “Invalid nostr connection string” 
Maybe I should just use alby wallet, idk
And idk exactly what I mean by fix Damus
Other than the idiot take that, “something about it, I just don’t like” 
Maybe it’s that I’m too stupid and uneducated about the protocol in the first place. Like I get relays host the info and make it censorship resistant. But like that’s about it.
I’m not a dev, just speaking as a user
I get on Damus, I touch it for 5 minutes and get off
I don’t how nostr works. Why can’t I delete my posts? I’m confused.
I know part of the Damus goal is not to be doomscroll addictive
But I kinda wish it was, so I can doomscroll on Damus and support it instead of twitter 
It’s most likely a small nostr user base that I’m indirectly placing the blame on Damus
As well as my own ignorance and failure to self-educate myself on the protocol
I just think that devs are forgetting that it’s important to teach your users how to take advantage of your tools. 
The reason TikTok was so explosive was because it was super easy for users to pick it up and create with it and interact with it.
Damus doesn’t feel that way. I feel like I have to homework just to understand how to use it
Skill issue I guess
I’m probably just an idiot tbh 
 A decentralized app will never be as easy as a centralized service, it's in the nature of the thing. Right now if you're coming from the big apps, just use Primal for now. 
 “Just use Primal” kinda sucks tho
Cause I trust and like Will more than the people behind Primal. At least I know who Will is and what he’s trying to aim for
And I can tell that Damus is technically superior
But I am literally using Primal to type this because the user experience is “slightly” better
And others might feel the same way too
But I rather Will capture that audience from big apps on Damus than have them go to primal
User experience matters
It matters so much that people stay on iPhone just to keep their messages blue instead green