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 #nostr onboarding is still hard.  
 so am...

*khm*

yes 
 lets only smart get onboard first 
 It do be like that, tho. 
 1. Focus 💯 on keys
2. Start with group chat invite 
3. Send ecash 
 Nostr forever 🔥 
 True. #ZapADeveloper 
 Stay humble and stack zaps 
 It's not obvious what you're supposed to do on Nostr. And real people, who aren't influencers, don't get much value from just reading the influencers and no one ever talking outside the influencers' notes. And relays don't do what they seem like they ought to - especially the Bitcoin relay, which seems to be operating on some different rules that aren't written anywhere. And frankly, zaps just aren't motivating. Cool idea, but it's not gonna get me to fiddle with "go here do that, this and that option, etc" thats the usual tech experience. 
 make hard Fun again! 
 "Nostr onboarding" seems weird. Seems like something that should happen as a side-effect of someone using an app they come across like @zap.stream  or someone sharing a link from @SN or @noStrudel or an image from @nostr.build.

Maybe a greater emphasis on "login w nostr or continue w new npub" and then a banner or dialog to tell the user they can store the credentials for use again later 
 We need to increase the throughput from search engines. Hoping that maybe happens more with the Wiki. 
 Yes. 
 came super natural to me but all my onboarding efforts have failed none of my friends have stayed, they find it too hard to comprehend which had me questioning my circle for a bit there lol 
 Any ideas on how to improve this?

Where do people struggle most?