I AM A NOSTR NOOB, TEACH ME WISE ONES

I want to love Nostr and use it more. My problem is discoverability - it’s very hard to recreate a social graph + algo that beats Twitter. I see less content here and people see my posts less, so I have fewer conversations. How do I bootstrap the nostr graph without so much drudgery?

Help nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc and anyone else I know in this place


Tagging nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu too


Follow people that are followed by those you know (just go to your friends following list and add anyone you know)


try nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg and use the “Trending 24h” filter accessible from the upper right box… it’s a good start to find some good notes/people, but not yet part of the obvious/default experience for a n00b


I don’t know anyone so I follow everyone that gives me a signal or a chuck or a signal chuckle


You need to follow more ppl and do some leg work. Better Discoverability will come. Very very early days. Also, try unleashed Nostr query. Primal search/trends. Bring more ppl you want to talk to over.

At this stage is more work on you.


Post often and reply/quote repost


Just start interacting with people and you’ll build up a follow list in no time. You can also follow these bots that help with discovery.

nostr:npub1q6kncquzxqfwragm22ac3xj4x77f3z8gafd0de6tw0nsl99lweeswmn6lk
nostr:npub18l3fyx3rtak2x2hnhqp50nyykszpycumff432kwtp3975qgnp7uq3qza55
nostr:npub18crk03k9zaqf2ev22j5lug7kja9u8dx79aey2268f5rg90mrvhcqkxv8h3

You can also check out nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg and nostr:npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q which have many different feeds to check out.


Follow more people, follow more hashtags, engage if you are genuinely interested with others


must post GM every day


Hello and welcome. Side note are you using https://connect.nos.social/ so that all of your Nostr posts also populate your twitter account. Plus there are some relays that will cross post into fediverse and bluesky if you are interested.


Great place to start is to copy someone else's follow list who you think might have good taste!


You mean you're used to your social experience being handed to you on a platter that is of not your choosing. In nostr you have to put in effort to see things AND to be seen. Without you doing things you'll get neither. Everything you see here is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, either take it or don't ultimately the experience you have here is up to you.


Hey I know you, following


Yes I just discovered this today! Had to dig for it


Interesting didn’t know about that tool, thank you! Will check it out


This man hands out cold hard reality on a platter and I like it


Perfect


Make a fresh anonymous ID on Twitter and one on nostr ..  and then compare yourself where you are getting more traction - on the basis of your content rather than the network you already have there ..

Mathematically speaking , since Twitter has half a billion users verses say 50 k on nostr .. discoverability is lot harder there ..

As for algos ..X algos only help the ones that make more money for them  .. you sure don't wanna be in that grind ..  and exactly why #nostr is the best ..


Just learned you can follow hashtags. Nice recommendation


I'm so grateful for the guidance and knowledge provided by my coach in the Forex trade. Their expertise has helped me to make wise investment decisions and receive a significant profit within just 6 hours. This has truly been an exciting and special day for me, thanks to the success of my Forex trade.


🤝

you can also view other people’s followed hashtags https://image.nostr.build/83e8467541aa56f48b492ee1a8a78f53af032f499dffbb7f14151d09c86eb835.jpg


Engage for engagement. Say GM and GN. Follow #plebchain and #introductions. Come back often, always something new. Discover new clients through https://nostrapps.com and #asknostr for advice on anything.


I tried to zap you but couldn't...


I AM A NOSTR NOOB, TEACH ME WISE ONES

I want to love Nostr and use it more. My problem is discoverability - it’s very hard to recreate a social graph + algo that beats Twitter. I see less content here and people see my posts less, so I have fewer conversations. How do I bootstrap the nostr graph without so much drudgery?

Help nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc and anyone else I know in this place


Follow lots of people. Follow hashtags. Use DVMs. https://image.nostr.build/34d5fe0bc8bc4cda136678b3a3305ad186c9243918351b05482cfd1fd09a169b.jpg


Btw .. its a moot point .. because having discovered #nostr .. there is no way for you to go back to X  :-)  .. it will feel like a black and white TV after discovering Vision Pro :-)  ..


Advice from a normal pleb. Fill out your bio a bit more, with what you are personally interested in, hobbies, values etc. If I go to someone's bio and there's no info I'm less interested in following you as a person.


What’s a DVM?


Well I just followed you FWIW.


Welcome! Here's a good starting place to get caught up 👇
nostr:nevent1qqs8ydcerseav9c5vpv49es0kn4ezdf057nk94u5snhdadhyy0223qgprfmhxue69uhhqatjv9mxjerp9ehx7um5wghxcctwvshsygqqrzm7uvlmy5uyxcuuvt3f9lk8qznf4yas3m3hf3da49cunvu4vspsgqqqqqqsljs3kl


Lots of good advice in this thread. I’ve been around here for over a year and a half and it pretty much comes down to what people are saying. Follow more people and do some digging. The #grownostr hashtag is great for finding people who aren’t exclusively talking about bitcoin or nostr.

But it seems like a real issue for getting this thing off the ground. Especially for people not really into bitcoin.


By the wise words of a man from joe dirt

" home is where you make it"

Nostr is a home get building it because its yours and nobody can take that from you!

I didnt want to come off as mean in any way. Just have to be upfront. We cant create something new and expect it to be exactly like the old thing that we bitch and whine about how shitty it is.

On the other hand welcome to nostr

Start with these resources and see if it helps.

Nostr.how


Use hashtags, engage, follow, and post regularly… you are comparing a specific platform to a general protocol, sure there will someday probably be platforms running nostr that will have algorithms.


What the heck is a social graph?!?!? You are NOT a noob! I am the newb! I'm contented to scribble my notes on the pictures and heart the adorable stuff and lol the hilarious stuff... Social grapht... Good grief!


Thanks for joining


Just got to put in the proof of work. Find a handful of people to follow, then engage.


Welcome!


Hey Nick!

Nostr is smaller and more intimate at this early stage, but high signal. I have found that following a lot of people helps, since there’s less overall activity and having more follows gets the activity on your feed up. You can go through some of your favorite people’s follows and make sure you are following people you recognize for starters.

Also, Nostr tends to incentivize less debating and sensationalism, so it’s a bit less active in the negative sense. It’s more mellow, less addicting.

I tried to send you some zaps but it says you don’t have a wallet set up yet.


SIGNAL

https://media2.giphy.com/media/YOvOkaS5ZKfimDIgwJ/giphy.gif?cid=2154d3d7zu9t89jerr37gt7tndcvqt9cg7eoepk2w4goild8&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g


Data vending machine.


Quality > quantity
That’s how I see #nostr


Copy the follow list of the people you mentioned in your post 😊they all do great curations


Follow more people. At least 5x what your currently at. Follow hashtags. Lots of clients are starting to have more discoverability options too, but it's still early days.


Also set up a lightning address so we can zap you !


how do you handle the lack of algorithms and seeing every single follow interaction?


Drudgery? Nostr is Proof Of Involvement. That’s your choice.


This sounds wonderful. I just got here and I'm excited.


Could you elaborate on what exactly this means? I just got here.


Thanks for sharing. I didn't know it was around for 18 months.


It means that if you interact more, you get more back. Simple as that. There’s no algorithms so if you want to be involved, get involved


Engagement here is all #PoW


Kiss algorithms goodbye 👋 none here..... your in control here , you choose and dictate your content and feed .. Nostr is interaction based it's a community here no information is spoonfed to you.

use hashtags # and enjoy.....

Welcome 😊

______________________________________

#Bitcoin  #ember #DCA #dca #hodl #HODL  #sats #stacksats  #soundmoney #corruptfed #stayhumble #btc #emberapp #Btc #zaps #zap #coffee #powerlaw

@hodle


I AM A NOSTR NOOB, TEACH ME WISE ONES

I want to love Nostr and use it more. My problem is discoverability - it’s very hard to recreate a social graph + algo that beats Twitter. I see less content here and people see my posts less, so I have fewer conversations. How do I bootstrap the nostr graph without so much drudgery?

Help nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc and anyone else I know in this place


What’s up, Nick 🤙


You got to have different approach in #Nostr

I would say most sharing here is great stuff, but it need some creativity or keywords to find the post.

To start, we need to add all those expert in our link by following them.

If you are expert, find follower that interest your subject.


You’re currently only following 100 people. You can look through other people’s follower lists (you’re welcome to borrow mine) as well as any of the people who are commenting on this thread. Don’t be afraid to #AskNostr. Nothing will be served up automatically, but if you put in some PoW and post consistently you’ll start to see results.


This actually works.


We are the algorithm.

Discoverability is who we interact with and us actually putting in the work in reaching out for those we want in our circle. No more of Twitter /X’s cluttered ads and “for you” page. It’s BLISS!

(check out my page if you’re interested in #fitness & #wellness or PT-related brain bits 🧠)


Like and followed. Welcome.


Here we don't discriminate. Including white straight men


stop being a lazy cunt.


Yup. The most important thing is to follow more folks and make sure you’ve got your various relay lists setup so you’re as discoverable as possible (both for people and features). Happy to chat directly if you want the high speed crash course.


No algorithms, no advertising, no corporations, no bs.  Well, it's all people posting so I'm sure there's a lot of bs.  But the other three are certainly true.  So what we're doing is building new networks from scratch. X isn't going to link to this. Fediverse has, but  it's hard to find people across the bridge. If you follow enough people, you'll scroll for days, and if that's what you want to do with your time, then just follow everyone.  Personally, I'm living my life, checking this feed when I have time, and stacking sats.


How does a DVM work?


I learned a lot in this thread. Thanks everyone for the tips about how to improve the Nostr experience!


It takes more time, but with a bit of patience I'm sure it'll grow on you.
I have come to appreciate the distinctly different feel over the other platforms, but it took a while.


Hey Nick 👋 welcome! I would call me a nostr noob as well. I’m learning new stuff every day. Specially from this note and all the replies you got


Here's one you can play with:

nostr:nprofile1qqsvv0zmfcsmnv0vdde66pzf565938mtmp2ze27euh0x4er5k287spspz9mhxue69uhkgandwvhxvdm69e5k7qgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46qz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcfcv8de

You send it sats and it can do stuff for you via DMs like generate AI images. Others like the ones in the note discovery tab on Amethyst that nostr:nprofile1qqsxu35yyt0mwjjh8pcz4zprhxegz69t4wr9t74vk6zne58wzh0waycppemhxue69uhhjctzw5hx6ef0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjt3s0p3ksct59e3k7mf0qyt8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytndd9kx7afwd3hkctctqc4jq posted are free.


The key thing is you don’t just want a list of followers. You want a list of people you interact with. “Following lists” are pure fiat.


Welcome from Cape Town 🇿🇦

Get a #bitcoin lightning address in your profile/ settings so people can #zap you and you can add value to good content by zappong others.

You have custodial …

https://get.blink.sv/drluke

… and non-custodial options:

Unlock financial freedom with AQUA.
https://aquawallet.io


Make sure you hit the 'Broadcast 🌐' button after posting.


Make sure you hit the "broadcast" button after posting: https://image.nostr.build/bf8e7e00ecd06af5bc308a41184c4175dbe95c425b93b95859bcfb615526c243.jpg


If you have come to nostr to replicate your previous experience, what is the point.
First step will be to discard what you have already learnt, then you may be ready to learn something new.


What does it do?


Welcome, followed. No hurry no worries. Nostr isn’t a business you don’t have to win here.✌


👋

nostr:note1ec5x0tzn90n6t9kf2ge9m6ehuty0npv7sn9z58ujgk6dame7psjsx6562l


There's different kinds of DVMs. The ones we see in Gigis screenshot are content discovery DVMs. They aggregate notes and apply a set of rules or filters on the notes and build a feed based on these rules. There's topic related ones, follow related ones, most zapped, most engagement in various timespans on various relays and for different kinds. This is a growing open marketplace and every client that implements nip90 can benefit from it. There might be free or paid or subscription based ones, but currently most are free to use.


Btw nostr:nprofile1qqsvv0zmfcsmnv0vdde66pzf565938mtmp2ze27euh0x4er5k287spspz9mhxue69uhkgandwvhxvdm69e5k7qgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46qz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcfcv8de technically is not a DVM but a bot that communicates with DVMs. It's an interface you can use from any client, even if they don't natively integrate NIP90 (DVMs). There's some web based clients for DVMs too and some of the social clients integrate some DVM kinds like Amethyst or Nostrudel


less "content" is what we all need. scroll until it's "done" than go outside and Little a spoon on the porch.


Follow me 😉


Discover more people from the boosted posts of the people you already follow.  Your feed will grow organically and be of much higher quality than anything an algorithm could give you.


I AM A NOSTR NOOB, TEACH ME WISE ONES

I want to love Nostr and use it more. My problem is discoverability - it’s very hard to recreate a social graph + algo that beats Twitter. I see less content here and people see my posts less, so I have fewer conversations. How do I bootstrap the nostr graph without so much drudgery?

Help nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc and anyone else I know in this place


The graph is one thing but most-zapped is the other thing! Zaps are an under-appreciated tool.


It’s called shitposting, fam. Try it sometime.


Post pics of your dog.

If you don’t have a dog I’m outta ideas.
https://image.nostr.build/344ce18498a154e6a946c554fce0be0e52fbb9439b6aa5f3216f60f122ffbb56.jpg


Yeah, it has really come a long way. I don’t know which client you’re using, but nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 was barely functional (to a non technical person like me) at the time and nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg didn’t exist at all.


Don’t you have hotdogs to serve or something get out of here


Done!


Alright I like this


What does this do differently than posting via primal?


Using alby on desktop, need to set up the wallet in primal I think


Glad we can learn together then!


Yea let’s talk! Bc I don’t know how to work with relay lists 😅


So hashtags actually work for discovery in Nostr, that makes sense and is interesting. Since they are pretty much useless on Twitter now


Heyo 🤘


Working on it!


Thanks for the tips! I thought I’d set up the wallet by connecting alby to primal in my browser because that does let me zap people when I’m on my computer…but seems like that might not have worked for receiving


Nice thank you!


What does DVM stand for?


I thought I had it set up right but apparently not!


You can even add your lightning address from a wallet like Satoshi. Just copy and paste it in your profile settings


Click on your
 photo, then profile, then edit. Scrole down and add your LNURL address. https://image.nostr.build/1638f73b9e568f611e343076c5c282eef09a5a02596b4a04f5b98a1929edb649.jpg


I think I got it done. See if you can zap me?


Wallet is number 1 issue if you wanna experience nostr’s magick
https://m.primal.net/KCLq.jpg


Yes! Xitter has ruined one of its best user-generated features, but since we are the algorithm here, we don’t have that problem.


Shitter


Worked.

Whatever Lightning address you put in your profile will work across all clients, but if you’re using Primal on mobile you can only use the built-in wallet to send zaps.

Other mobile clients like Damus, Amethyst, etc. let you connect Alby directly for one-tap zaps.

On all web clients you can use the Alby chrome extension to sign your notes and zap.


That is how it’s pronounced. 🫡


Kitchen’s not open for 5 more hours so this is what you get.
https://image.nostr.build/ab56f943d8c37ede8b4304ca4e1b92516a4261d05c8641f4d8bb7e7299e7488c.jpg


good day sir.


#Asknostr

nostr:note1ec5x0tzn90n6t9kf2ge9m6ehuty0npv7sn9z58ujgk6dame7psjsx6562l


Followed back!


I AM A NOSTR NOOB, TEACH ME WISE ONES

I want to love Nostr and use it more. My problem is discoverability - it’s very hard to recreate a social graph + algo that beats Twitter. I see less content here and people see my posts less, so I have fewer conversations. How do I bootstrap the nostr graph without so much drudgery?

Help nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc and anyone else I know in this place


Btw i was curious how casa accomplished inheritance plan. Does my mom need to give you her private key and then she can use it if I die ? 🫣


Felt similarly but after a year I’ve got some traction and better use.

Have you tried being Lyn Alden?


Follow the devs because they are making this and we all interact with them. nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 nostr:npub1yaul8k059377u9lsu67de7y637w4jtgeuwcmh5n7788l6xnlnrgs3tvjmf nostr:npub1fkvjh50p9amcvce5eclalcszqduehlhmsjm76hx3zy5sx3g40ddqqednwk nostr:npub1vp8fdcyejd4pqjyrjk9sgz68vuhq7pyvnzk8j0ehlljvwgp8n6eqsrnpsw nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49 nostr:npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac nostr:npub18pudjhdhhp2v8gxnkttt00um729nv93tuepjda2jrwn3eua5tf5s80a699

(and many more I am remiss)

Follow the nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg team and artists as well nostr:npub1z0rrmak9v5drkr3a20e5pehrwzc5pf392apfl5t9h9qk928nay3s7wxuxf nostr:npub1eequz6v23szzyx9utphsh8kg6kll50wte6sfh4vah8gdjtplcz6qg7at9s nostr:npub13qrrw2h4z52m7jh0spefrwtysl4psfkfv6j4j672se5hkhvtyw7qu0almy nostr:npub19r9qrxmckj2vyk5a5ttyt966s5qu06vmzyczuh97wj8wtyluktxqymeukr nostr:npub1a377f258tzafuzdgezwjw4aplg8ze3suyzm40t6j4czcjvwp5vls5d5r4w just to getcha started

Then there’s nostr:npub1h8gzew8am6cezuq7cpjgudldra40hgnruqrqlsrqnxnzs5wjtczqztps02 with nostr:npub1a6c3jcdj23ptzcuflek8a04f4hc2cdkat95pd6n3r8jjrwyzrw0q43lfrr nostr:npub1dsfcdwmj4h0hrhllu40ma3gfssjh0tr4elqfk7fac7j6hzqnwwwsy5ywd5 nostr:npub1geauq4eq8547h5ea75lpvg40q2k3syyun6hhwsejglex35s7cc8sd00xm0 and don’t miss Monday night’s stream live from nostr:npub1m0fkefjhw6z7m8fv2nh7vrtf3rlsy70dywlsdj08lzekdr7kheyqefgpyg in Nashville with artists from nostr:npub1d9a94klcx90k073pmlc606q9gyhtmg4p4h0jrzs0j0s34whjlzxq2sw3fp

Many of us stem from nostr:npub1jwev660jrdrfeaw2u9sssv3v4jgsxqs32qmd5yhpgzlesg5j0gase4qha6 so if you’re ever in the desert, come hang 🤙

There’s a lot going on here 🔥

🔊 signal from nostr:npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd nostr:npub103m96sra82w4agghew9cdxtzs4s8sl7qsjsvw6h653yml0gjrkzqefd3h5 nostr:npub184cwc849sejs5pr566zcg4pqn53zzk85q70gmwqx7qt77h3suansvet30s nostr:npub1dtgg8yk3h23ldlm6jsy79tz723p4sun9mz62tqwxqe7c363szkzqm8up6m

Art from nostr:npub17nd4yu9anyd3004pumgrtazaacujjxwzj36thtqsxskjy0r5urgqf6950x

Photography from nostr:npub17amtesfzwxl8nlr3ke2l8jl7kw52z60n8msnxh7vps3g9xgpmf9qx5nldk

Memes by nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5

And nostr:npub1tvqc82mv8cezhax5r34n4muc2c4pgjz8kaye2smj032nngg52clq0rkrq4 is the mayor and does nostr:npub14kw5ygpl6fyqagh9cnrytyaqyacg46lzkq42vz7hk8txdk49kzxs04j7y0 with nostr:npub1hqaz3dlyuhfqhktqchawke39l92jj9nt30dsgh2zvd9z7dv3j3gqpkt56s #plebchain live on Nostr Nests. Log in with nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm.

nostr:npub1ymt2j3n8tesrlr0yhaheem6yyqmmwrr7actslurw6annls6vnrcslapxnz is funny and nostr:npub1el3mgvtdjpfntdkwq446pmprpdv85v6rs85zh7dq9gvy7tgx37xs2kl27r, finally, is the glue holding this whole thing together 🚀 LFG


Following a lot of people rather than being really selective about your follows is a good strategy here. You see way more conversations and good posts that are “one hop away” from your graph that you’d otherwise miss.

Also I follow a handful of hashtags that are really helpful for branching out, but there is some risk there, fyi.
I’m hoping clients start making some features (and/or thinking of doing this myself on the relay side if it’s not too much work) to help with the problem of spam and porn in global. More integrated web of trust visibility will help there as well.


Well said

Well said


Alby can be used to zap on Primal, it needs to be setup thru Nostr Wallet Connect.  https://image.nostr.build/542334e694eeaf05e26ccfa49d4747c800d1318ea5ef01539aedf8326898fa95.jpg


It’s a weird concept.

You follow the people you want: Frens that you respect, admire or make you laugh… and then, you see those individuals on your feed, you interact with them when they post insightful notes, either commenting and/or zapping those notes with lightning ⚡

After a few weeks/months/years, your account grows organically.


Try coracle's custom feeds. Lots of options there, and some pre built ones under "Manage Feeds". Here are a few to get started with:

nostr:naddr1qvzqqqrujgpzp75cf0tahv5z7plpdeaws7ex52nmnwgtwfr2g3m37r844evqrr6jqyghwumn8ghj7vf5xqhxvdm69e5k7tcpzdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujue3h0ghxjme0qyd8wumn8ghj7urewfsk66ty9enxjct5dfskvtnrdakj7qgnwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxtcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuetcd96zuur4vghsz9thwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjme0qyf8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtn5dahkcue0qy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjctzd3jjummjvuhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvshsqypnxv6n2wfsxvcrqwp4x5crqde5y806rj

nostr:naddr1qvzqqqrujgpzq3an3axnwgfep4dkhmmcmt3l8cug3mxm7xzylwenhzrjr5mx6hygqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjt3s0p3ksct59e3k7mf0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qg5waehxw309aex2mrp09skymr99ehhyee0qyfhwumn8ghj7ur4wfcxcetsv9njuetn9uqpqv3cxu6rvv34xu6ngwpjx5enzvcm222e6

(Open this note in coracle)


follow me


There is no easy mode. Algos were always a bad idea. The aim of the game is effective social connections, not followers at all cost. You earn your social network by, you know…..networking. The old fashioned way. Not by being fed like a baby bird from the mouth of Elon.

I’m not in anyway trying to be abrasive.  Just to help you see that the algo and ‘discoverability’ is exactly what makes your time on Nostr better and more effective in the long run. No more passive choices being picked for you….time to choose your own adventure!

I’m sure you’ll love it in the end.


I think it’s a work in progress and like any social media out there, you still need to engage and build a following.


So true


It's a process, but well worth it. The zaps change the dinamic of it all. Algorithm organization is a super -power also.


I like it


Onward 🫡

Onward 🫡


Starting from the beginning is hard… which is what makes this protocol great.

Once you have accumulated followers, those followers continue following you in every diff app you use in the future. You won’t need to rebuild your followers from scratch, ever again.

New Nostr client? All your familiar frens already there… it should work great as this space develops ✨


Welcome! You crossed the Rubicon.


#zap ✅


Data Vending Machines. These are micro services living on Nostr doing various tasks. Content discovery is one of them. But literally anything. Llms, GenAI, you can even write on the Bitcoin timechain or scan files for viruses.


THIS!

Coracle is the best client for discovering people to follow. Just follow a few people you know, and then jump into Global with your minimum web-of-trust score cranked to 10. You'll find plenty of quality people and content worth interacting with.

Quality replies then go the longest way to growing a base of people who care to see what you have to say, as well.


I can’t find this feature in the app. (I’m running TestFlight v1.9.3.)


Oh, you're using apple version. Nevermind. I'm on android.


Probably a Tim Apple restriction.


I would say that the follower counts on X are filled with bots and sex accounts. On X I delete dozens of these fake followers every week.


This resonates. Very well said. Nostr is a true and authentic social network where we can control our own experience. It’s empowering, but takes real effort. Followed.


I AM A NOSTR NOOB, TEACH ME WISE ONES

I want to love Nostr and use it more. My problem is discoverability - it’s very hard to recreate a social graph + algo that beats Twitter. I see less content here and people see my posts less, so I have fewer conversations. How do I bootstrap the nostr graph without so much drudgery?

Help nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx nostr:npub1az9xj85cmxv8e9j9y80lvqp97crsqdu2fpu3srwthd99qfu9qsgstam8y8 nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:npub1zuuajd7u3sx8xu92yav9jwxpr839cs0kc3q6t56vd5u9q033xmhsk6c2uc and anyone else I know in this place


100% it is hard work. No quick returns. Followed back, look forward to seeing what you have to say.


Yeah I’m the sticky one😜💜


Rawr 🦁 kinda messy but we loves it


Let's go 🚀

Let's go 🚀


well Nick i found your post because you are trending on snort.social . I hope that helps.


tell them to follow me too heather. 😃


Boom. Thanks.


Followed 🤘🏻🫂

#Plebchain 💪


Thanks for the zaps, nostr:npub1ugpv36q9d87rtjhwsvj79d34xqvv9pkf4l93260tme3466ymmlgsycva2e. Much appreciated! 🤝🏼


Check your DMs


I have no engagement on Twitter (apart from bots), so no hardship transferring across here. Also great not to have a character limit…


I suspect Nostr will be a slow to develop because it's decentralised and unlike anything before. (with the exception of maybe ham radio)

This makes it interesting but whether it will ever catch on is another matter. Individuals follow the crowd for a reason and I don't see that changing anytime soon.


The lazy way: use Primal client for a while. It has built-in algo's like 'Trending 24hr'. Then follow those poster frens you like.


make people follow you (threaten them with violence or something if they don't; that'll work for sure)


I'm on Primal. Glad it's been growing.


Feeds, follow hashtags, start hashtags and follow them. Follow other people who use hashtags you are interested in. But tbh it's very different to twitter. There just isn't the footfall or breadth of topics and or conversations around Other topic... Yet?


Check out some quality relays on relay.tools


Great post 👍

Great post 👍