Ya you can mute stuff 

 I just looked in Damus and didn't see how to do it. Plz halp? 

 You can add mute words in the muted section. On TestFlight you can just highlight the word directly and mute that way as well 

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 @Derek Ross 

 Oh nice! Directly from the feed is cool. Thanks  

 I can't believe I didn't see the huge Muted section 😅 Thanks. 

 Click your pfp
Then click muted https://image.nostr.build/ec73be482e161c6a63a382030eb2c9df869ffaa089e0a5742b36a27386e0004b.jpg https://image.nostr.build/56a06eff80b7e115649187f841cf567b612e5e274e7d2bc66975c35cdd25feb7.jpg  

 Solid 🤘🏼 

 Maybe one of you guys can help me figure out how to update my profile photo on my nostree.me page? First seem to cary over from Damus since it also uses nostr.build https://image.nostr.build/8056b6db5d9961317ee628d34dc913875fadb13e194ab0e326c1e868401b2104.jpg  

 Yes, I know Derek, I was just being sarcastic, it's a British affliction.  

 Doxxed 🧐 

 YES PLEASE 

 As long as it's really easy to turn it off. I say temporary because it only matters when the amount of topics are small. If you mute bitcoin, GMs, and nostr dev chat, this place is pretty quiet and people may also want to leave.  

 Sure, but good luck discovering it. I'm not saying that one can't painstakingly sift through the shit to find something else to follow. But the onboarding experience for me was driven by and toward a handful of large Bitcoin and Nostr accounts that now dominate my feed and the people I interact. Discovery has been a tedious experience and one that I have largely given up on. Maybe I am the problem here, but expecting the average person to stick around is goofy in my opinion.

For example, this is what I get for the first three pages when searching for music as a keyword.

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https://image.nostr.build/c8bb7983c87fce818280e40c3989651ee50886bde5f86bfecd996eba95e055ec.jpg

https://image.nostr.build/9104c9137acf16b7f2111a6657457afe88608f2cd06dc8b05860207b71bb2a8c.jpg

Development is happening at an incredible speed, but I don't buy that excluding Bitcoin and Nostr content will result in a sufficient feed for the average person. Even the artists and musicians I have discovered came from my Bitcoin feed. They're Bitcoiners who also do art and music.

None of this is a bad thing at this stage, but I don't think the UX or userbase exists to attract and retain people who absolutely do not want to see anything related to Bitcoin or Nostr specifically. It's all in beta, which is why I haven't recommended Nostr to a single normie in real life. Even my Bitcoiner (lite) friends aren't interested.

I think it will require some branded application that doesn't advertise ties to any Nostr protocol or Bitcoin stuff and offer people a very easy way to manage keys. We aren't there and people leaving quickly is exactly what I expect. I tend to think we shouldn't taint people's view of Nostr this early on by recommending it to people who aren't at least somewhat interested in Bitcoin and relevant tech.

I see myself as a beta tester here and nothing more. 

 And the noob sees this on the most popular client for one of the two major mobile platforms.

Stuff like this isn't going to keep average users around.

It's going to be okay with people like us, who are already here.
 https://image.nostr.build/a73c2edf661fb243f5a48b229fefc10dac4a346b60d0b07898696c9f1ab2dbe3.jpg 

 I think this person’s experience is an opportunity for the Nostr community to reflect on how we welcome people to the protocol. 

There is an assumption by many here that Nostr = Bitcoin and vice versa. But there are others here as well as people who want to be here who are not into Bitcoin. They don’t care if you are, but they are not. 

There is very little room for folks who are not into Bitcoin or zaps or wallets to simply be here and talk about their interests. 

Everyone in that thread was super nice and had no ill intent, however most assumed incorrectly that everyone who joins Nostr is into Bitcoin and zaps and sats. 

This person could have been personally scammed by crypto or had family with a bad experience etc. We don’t know bc instead of taking the time to get to know them and recommend accounts to follow, we simply bombarded them about zaps and sats and wallets. It’s the equivalent of handing a stranger who has only eaten overcooked meat and potatoes some sashimi and expecting them to eat it and not run away. 

If we want to grow Nostr we need to meet people where they are. Get curious. Ask questions about their work. Share some accounts to follow or topical relays or other cool apps. 

Giving them the space to get curious on their own is much more likely to spark interest in zaps etc.
 

 It’s not that the people replying weren’t friendly and welcoming.  And we have lots of people who are interested in music or photography on Nostr. It’s how he felt “this place isn’t for me” rather than, “oh this is how I find the music and photography people”

And I think all of the replies made Nostr seem complicated and overwhelming. Just like how most people never change a single setting in the software they use. We’re a community of tinkerers and early adopters. Folks who want something that “just works” aren’t going to want to read more onboarding instructions or spend a bunch of time learning how nostr works.  

 if i’m being honest, i think nostr has the easiest and most frictionless signup to the point where you start to customise what you see. that’s a good starting point! no email or phone number required, but i think we might need to work on the “setup wizard” part which personalises the “platform” to your liking.

i know it won’t be easy since it’s up to tons of clients to do it themselves, but i think we have a good start but could do better with helping ppl understand the importance of their nsec & help onboard them a lil better 

 > we might need to work on the “setup wizard” part which personalises the “platform” to your liking.

💯

The final 10% of personalizing is key. I have some ideas to test. 

 I mean I’d love to find the other side of Nostr as well. Mine is pretty one sided.