Oddbean new post about login | logout Just a reality check. Nostr has no central moderation, with data and protocol wide open for bad actors to take advantage of. They will come in droves as nostr becomes more popular. Webs of trust (people trusting people) will make all the difference. Nostr is not quite ready for mainstream.
@Karnage as a UX professional, of all people, I’d expect you to understand this first. What’s your take on the vulnerability of nostr for bots and bad actors? Is it inevitable they will come? Does it matter?
Bots don’t matter imo. Bad actors of course matter but there are ways to mitigate their harm. I’ve talked about it many times already and wrote in the design guide is well. It’s not bulletproof but I’m confident as the protocol requires it, we will come up with sensible solutions.
So we’re talking the same language? >”The simple way to minimize spam is to not visit Global. Once you’ve found some people to follow, browse through their following lists and discover new people through conversations to expand your network. Some nostr clients also utilize Web of Trust (WoT) scoring to minimize spam.” https://nostrdesign.org/docs/faq/ The only difference is that I’m saying to pull the trigger NOW on making nostr bulletproof for bots and bad actors. Nostr webs of trust is currently an ad-hoc afterthought. (As implied in your faq) Friends helping friends keep better feeds IS how nostr will sustain. The time is now to build the tools to support this, cause human behavior takes even more longer.