Oddbean new post about login | logout #bitcoin Who can provide me with a good explanation of Nostr (and all the clients that are centered around this community) & how it is better than popular social media like Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, etc.. (Serious question). I want to get active user's takes on this platform.
I control what i see. If i see something i dont agree with i simply block that account.. i see no ads so no corporation is trying to shove all these products down my throat. I have a wide range of relays i can choose that have different content on so i make my own algorithm. I have bots i can ask questions too or interact in a serious manner or funny manner. I receive bitcoin if someone like what i note. I send bitcoin if i like something. I have image generotors here short animation generators here. Im in total control of ever aspect of my account The most important one is i made an account with no email no phone number no name
Very good point on the fact that you don't get exposed to any ads on here + not having to fork over your name & phone number/other private details is great. I certainly grew tired of getting hit by ads all the time, so I had to install an adblocker, but it's nice to experience a platform where that is not needed. One thing that I like so far is that is is censorship-resistant. I grew some very big concerns over Twitter blocking people from their audience/connections It's great to see decentralization create a platform where people cannot be censored, but you can just block people that you do not want to see more of yourself.
For me the biggest reasoning is the inability to get my account nuked for wrongthink, which has happened dozens of times and cost me approximately a decade and a half of networking contacts. Lost access to customers and suppliers, lost transcripts of discussions, lost access to photos that only existed on my social media accounts. The ability to keep my contact list and content outside the control of some corporation that still has the taste of government dick in its mouth is priceless. https://image.nostr.build/ab2e2bb00e47bbfd7d8b58bfeed8b430bdfaf52846f0a9cd067f9bfcebab013f.jpg
This is happening with every single social media platform rn
Yup, agreed. I was just replying to the other comment saying that I disliked how Twitter was suppressing people on their platform for saying things that they deemed not in line with their agenda. Centralized authority is really hurtful to the online world, where you should be able to conduct yourself as you see fit. If someone does not like you or agree with you, they can simply just block you and move on.
It's because we're in charge of our social graph and data for the very first time. It's because it's a social protocol that built by us, for us, allowing us to have the social platforms that we've always wanted. It's because freedom is worth it.
This platform has certainly opened my eye as to what the internet was always supposed to be. Always got so tired of hearing news on popular social medias of cancel culture, CEO’s harming their users, apps invading privacy, etc… Then I hear about Nostr and my outlook completely changes. It’s amazing to be discovering this for the 1st time.
