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 Only 3 months away from Nostr and I already got a possible LinkedIn ban. I still have access, but they may nuke me.

If they do. I'll be back here.

If not, on LI we stay. For now. (LI has been great other than this)

Drop any major Nostr developments I missed in the last 3 months.

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 Yep. Probably since Microsoft bought LinkedIn, the social network turned into police state-like service.  My fellow artist suffered from it as she found it hard to profit from independent workshop :( 

I am also slowly moving to Nostr. 
 Sounds like you’re only into Nostr as a backup plan when you get censored. 
 Devs won't listen. So Nostr is only backup worthy until they do.

A social network only needs 2 functions:

-An Algo. (For Post distribution + Feed curation)
-Notifications.

Nostr has neither.

It doesn't need all this useless bullshit that Nostr devs seem distracted building. All while the 2 most critical functions remain unbuilt. So back to LI until devs wake up. Or get wiped out. 
 Devs always do useless shit but nostr seems fine 
 We are the algo. Anything else is just central planning. 
 Ya theres pretty much algo and notifications lol dont know what hes talking about 
 And this attitude is why Nostr is still under 20k DAU's after 2yr+. 

Until it perishes, Nostr will remain smaller than a Reddit Sub. The nuts and bolts exist here to be mainstream though. 
 Who the hell wants nostr to turn into reddit 
 you sound just like the aol and compuserve diehards that were obsoleted by the messy, disorganised and decentralised thing called the internet... 

not that you're wrong to stay on LI, nostr may well be wrong for you, as it is for most, for now 
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 Imagine choosing LinkedIn over the everything app of freedom. 
 LinkedIn gives me the ick. 
 There are two types of people who use LinkedIn:

1. Self-important people desperately seeking attention by bragging about their accomplishments 

2. Unemployed people desperately seeking work and trying to appear optimistic and happy

Either way, it smells like the carpet at a hotel conference room during an Amway pitch. 
 There is a 3rd! Workoholics who have drank the corporate Kool aid and idolize the First kind of person. 
 I hear men are using it to hit on women too 
 Well this I can kinda get behind. I'm all about finding love on the internet 😅 
 LinkedIn 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 
 Laugh all you want. LinkedIn gets distribution.

Without distribution (an algo), you might as well be shadow-banned. Because the effect is the same.

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 Bots 
 False. All real.

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 Hey if you enjoy it, definitely use it! Looks like you're crushing it on there 🙌🏼 
 I want Nostr to succeed. I'm not slamming it to shit on it. I'm pointing out critical issues preventing its mainstream adaptation. To fix them. So it can adopt quicker!

Nostr has the nuts and bolts to do so. And still may eventually.

I'd much rather move to Nostr now, rather than risk bans on LI.

But I'm also not going to post into the void while the growing pains are worked out. Especially when devs show no intention of fixing them. 
 Definitely no algo. Please. That's what I came here to avoid. 
 I’m here to pioneer, not grind away endlessly in the legacy system. I post on LinkedIn occasionally because it’s part of my job, but it sucks balls as a social network. Everyone on there is so artificial and boring. 
 100% dull 
 Damn thats irrefutable proof thats no bots definitely 
 We literally expose bot users on LI. 🤦 
 Look man, you sound committed to your plan. Do what works for you. I just could not be there, it feels like the online equivalent of soul-deadening fluorescent lights you can’t switch off. 
 I’m odd, i don’t want distribution 
 Maybe MySpace is better in this regard? Pretty sure Tom's still about somewhere. 
 Oh snap. Tom would be a great get for the #grownostr movement! 
 nostr:nevent1qqs0dqctwpzp6wl4m0xrelggm3v3scm6ulayp6wsqewv0s6xj6rygmqpy3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuenvd9e8g6twvamkjargvf5hgcm0d9hzucm0d5hsygqwa7tpjl6ud03ctxmgzln22umxskzkcstw9x3fyk7459dj547gkypsgqqqqqqsp0t6uc 
 #badtake 
 Truth hurts. 
 what an entitled piece of shit 
 nostr has both of these... 
 What client has push notifications?

Not in-app notifications. PUSH notifications. 
 Amethyst with ntfy 
 Damus has them. 
 kind of. only for DMs with existing convos afaik. and when it works. 
 And for zaps 
 Nostr as a backup plan is still a great idea and usecase tho. Let's not poo poo it. Lol 
 What did you say to invoke the wrath of the Seattle Jannies? 
 Think it was just a glitch. But things got a little rowdy over there.