Oddbean

#Nostr is genuine engagement. Legacy social media was just for the likes and shares #grownostr #plebchain nostr:nevent1qqswlv9hdj9vqe4fhgjcw72rtlulvkc8jpdfxskmszxt7ylz8yqlnhqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgs03ekxgdp0rczjfqrrpcn7zqtdec6lcwnpfesyxnl0f239qvege2grqsqqqqqpgmrfwt

1000% X is great simply because it helped unveil the censorship to the masses. It was only a conspiracy theory before that But wandering around X too long will quickly help you realize the world truly is in shambles. Ingesting that pessimism constantly is not good for our peace of mind In comes Nostr. A healthy dose of human social interaction revolving around shared values, #bitcoin. Now that is something I want to continue to be a part of! Thanks Elon for paving the way to restoring our cemented First Amendment rights but Im here for Nostr!!!

Nostr feels more “human.” It has made my online interactions, positive and negative, feel more in parallel to my in-person interactions with people. I’m not force fed particular topics or people. I open an app and simply pick up with whatever my network is talking about in the moment. Once a conversation is over or gone, I only see it again if someone I follow engages with it and I happen to be online at that time. I grew up before social media, and when social networking became a thing, I remember early networks had a similar vibe to nostr, minus the interoperability between apps of course. But it was mainly just people connecting with people, being goofy, chatting, sharing info, etc. It felt more in the moment, and raw/real. Over the years “social” networks have become more and more impersonal, less about connecting with each other, and more about getting engagement and manipulating what users do and don’t see. It’s all about advertising, performance to get noticed and build a brand, manipulation of your feed/timeline to push certain topics/people/ideas. You are driven less to interact with people in your social circles, and more to interact with whatever their algos push in front of you. It feels fake and manipulative. Nostr doesn’t feel that way. I hope that continues to be the case.

This is the reason why I use Nostr at all. It's just barely a good form of social media. Just needs a little more humane design and *optional* dark patterns people are so used to they think they are good features. Like the infinite scroll without stopping cues for example.