Oddbean new post about login | logout Platforms come and go, but protocols have the ability to live on and thrive. nostr:nevent1qqs2ddmeu48v9jnmduu9emlel5lfsu2g2hxzmu70pnv2qmdwu5cvwgspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygxy8wa43chxhsheg4t4sftldwjn9yg8h48gyaqx3s5nd35anxqt05psgqqqqqqsq6arz2
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Friendster, MySpace, etc. were all filled with younger generations. Those platform died. Nostr as a protocol has the chance to be dozens and dozens of different platforms. If one does, it doesn't really matter.
key words being “has the chance” i want to give it a chance but just like the google+ social media, there’s a point where you need to be able to safety critique the viability.
I was a huge advocate and active user of Google+. The small community here is very similar to it's levels of engagement. Google+ failed when Google decided to stop working on it. That can't happen here in the same capacity. If Vitor stops working on Amethyst another client developer can take over or be given the opportunity to shine. Because of this open nature, I believe Nostr has a greater chance than any other social competitor that's arose over the last decade.
why are protocols not susceptible to dying? i feel as if we shouldn’t always act as if nostr is absolutely flawless all the time and shouldn’t be criticized. again, my point on it never catching on with the younger generation still stands, but also protocols can definitely be a hit with older millennials and up! that’s okay too
I criticize Nostr all of the time 😂 When something is janky or I don't like it, I complain. I complain because I want Nostr to succeed. With centralized platforms, complaining can only go so far. You or anyone else cannot fix it. You have to wait for the company to do it. With Nostr, anyone can build or fix my complaints! It's all in the open. Sure, Nostr is far from perfect, but I can surely see the potential and I'm willing to deal with numerous pains in the ass while it's gets built, because I feel it's worth it.
100% Whatever the younger generation wants, can be built on nostr. Not saying it will be - but it could be. The only people nostr needs to catch on with is the builders, not the users.
I have a feeling my man @zach is going to be that person 👀
Working on it now... nostr:nevent1qqsy8tpp32jt3h3hwjh3gzjcy0adkva03w6jrx0alrehwhqkh0mxahcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqppemhxue69uhkummn9emkjm30qy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsz9rhwden5te0wdmkjumn9ehx7um5wghxcccpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4esz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvsq3xamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7tpvfkx2tn0wfnszyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9emkjmn9r5fpk8
The younger generation is gonna have a hard time to find it if nobody talks about it on legacy social media.
It has to be on tictok. They only use that. My daughter says I’m a boomer for using YouTube
maybe I should reconsider my "not restreaming" mentality.