ok, I'm a brand new non technical user, first heard of NOSTR in a libertarian chat on Telegram, a few months ago. Yesterday on X, Reason posted an article "Nostr is a community-run digital network highly resistant to censorship and corruption." It caught my attention, so I found and joined this new platform for me. My interest are Canadian libertarian politics, general economics, general trucking as I'm a simple truck driver for a living, the carnivore lifestyle for my health and my family is most important to me.
As a non technical user, I must engage in my own learning curve and discover how I and this platform community can mutually benefit from my limited participation.
Cheers
One key thing to understand is that Nostr isn't a platform. It's a protocol, and that's what sets it apart from something like X or Facebook. Those are platforms.
Stick around , pull up a chair and get into it , it’s nothing like the legacy multi media stuff - follow and interact - check out the frens and relays of people you click with - keep building your own community 🫂💜 wishing you a very warm welcome to the #nostr
G’day Neal, welcome, I’m sure you find many like minded and supportive folks here.
Welcome Neal! Sounds like you're going to fit in famously around here. Tons of carnivores on Nostr, and nearly everyone here is a libertarian. Many of us donated sats to the truckers during your big protest, too.
you're going to fit right in...now get alby so I can zap you
Welcome. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you need to.
You have to set up your ability to receive zaps. It will reveal a whole different color of NOSTR...
Welcome fren.
Tried zappen ya…
Welcome.
Say what you want here.
But more importantly, ask what you want.
Feel free to tag me if you ever need any support non-technical user! 🤙
Sounds like you read the @gladstein article. Welcome home. 🤙
Glad to see there are some libertarians in Canada
Welcome! We aren’t all technical users and software developers here, I’m an auto mechanic and business owner.
Hard to be carnivore on the road?
Welcome @Neal. Enjoy the Pura Vida. 🏝️
Thanks 🙏. Pura Vida is what it's all about. Hava an awesome day 💜🧡❤️
Welcome to the Club 💫
I very much share the sentiment 🐒
Welcome to the Internet's incorruptible application layer
Welcome, I'm not techie either... Just start using it and figure the rest out as you go. Maybe put something in your profile about your interests and you'll get more followers... Biggest thing is to record you nsec in a safe place. That is your key to logging into your profile as you for all the various applications that nostr devs have made.
Also never give out your nsec ID to anyone, anyone that has it can basically become you...
You npub is your profile and your nsec is how you access it.
Also consider getting a lightning wallet to be able to accept and send zaps!
Great advice! It took me a while to get the hang of it too. Just keep exploring, and you'll get the hang of it. And yeah, keeping that nsec safe is key. Once you get set up with a lightning wallet, the fun really starts with zaps. Enjoy the journey!
thank you, I appreciate your advice
You can get a lightning address from https://coinos.io
Did the bug get fixed? I wasn't able to use it for zaps a couple weeks ago.
I had read earlier that you couldn't setup your primal lightning wallet being in Canada. I believe you can just say your from a different country. Cheers
Welcome to Nostr! Sounds like you've got some interesting topics to dive into here. Don't worry about the tech side—everyone’s got their own pace. Your interests will definitely find a home in this community. Cheers to new beginnings!
Cheers brother, you are on the rigth side
All the best for you and your family
Brother would love to see you post trucking pics from random places and stuff. Give us a feel for the trucking life…
it can be daunting for the non technical. as long as you guard your nsec you'll be ok.
I find that following hashtags is a great way to find people to follow. #hashtags like #asknostr brings the helpful #nostriches #plebs & #devs out to answer questions. good luck and don't forget to #zap
#smij #zapd
Welcome. I'm relatively new myself. I'm sure that if you take the time to watch a few tutorials you'd find what you need to get things set up well. I'd highly recommend a fellow Canadian, nostr:nprofile1qqspnzgrfett3asxcuj0gksje6z2zxzpvgd27uvz58m9vsuqh8zzw6cpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0rjj54p.
Get a lightning wallet setup on primal mobile app (lightning symbol center bottom of screen). Easy sign up and we can start cheering you on by giving you money 😄.
Also check out Fountain.fm if you enjoy podcasts. You can login with Nostr (desktop only).
For now, welcome!🙏🏻
Welcome! You're going to love it here.
Welcome .
I am a bit technical but still lots to learn about Nostr. Trying to get my own relay to run at the moment.
Welcome 🙏 follow me if you want to know what it’s like to cross oceans and live on a sail boat ⛵️🤙
Hey Neal!
Don't worry about not being technical. I'm technical and I can't understand what the hell is going on. But the basics are easy to grasp. Just hang around, follow a few people and then follow people they like.
Works just like twitter, but a little less people and less diverse. But ultimately it's a great platform to train for the future.
Actually, you know what? nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8g2lcy6q posted this the other day and i think it may be useful for you to some extent. https://nostrexplained.com/
What type of truck do you drive?
Welcome. did you get caught up in all that nonsense during c19?
Welcome to the better life.
You crossed the Rubicon!
Welcome to Nostr!
Welcome to the happy land, Neal! ☀️⚡️⚡️⚡️
If you have a question - #asknostr
Safe travels on the road!
I wish I introduced myself on #Nostr as nicely as u did! Warmest welcome.
follow a ton of people to find more
this guy carries STEAK in his POCKET. you should listen to him
my reputation proceeds me 🥩💪
Ben good to see you here!
hell yes. glad to connect.
I'm sure I'm just missing a lot of great people
Welcome, you’re going to find a lot of Bitcoiners on here as well. :)
Welcome :)
I'm in the same case. Although I know a bit about tech, I don't understand it all. I joined a while ago but recently figured out you need to add a ton of people and interact a lot to get into it. Just like with any other social media actually.
Welcome, I’m pretty sure you would benefit from some sort of micro learning, but sized chunks of instructions to get you kickstarted, am I getting this right?
I’ve found discovery hard. Reddit (back in the day) was so easy to navigate to a group (cesspool), so I wish you the best in finding your tribes
Welcome, Neil, imho Nostr needs MODERATED GROUPS like Reddit and Telegram.
In the mean time, use Primal, it has some Algo's (like Trending, Most Zapped) that helps a bit with discovering peeps.
Whats up Neal
Good luck not becoming a bitcoin maxi 🧡
Welcome. You can search hashtags to start building your feed. Nothing is suggested to you, so you have to go find what you wanna see and build it. The #grownostr tag is intended for anything non Bitcoin and to help build more diverse topics on here. Following that one would be my first suggestion.
Welcome. It's a great platform. I've been here for a little over a year now and love it.
Welcome. It takes some time. I'm far from technical but have been learning a lot from here about the technical aspects of it. Granted it's way over my head but you start picking up on it. Another cool thing is the people here who are the tech people have almost always been helpful for explaining things when you ask. It's a cool place and there is nontech content here as well
I'm another non-technical type, just saying welcome.
I saw the same article and it brought me here!
Hey Neal! Canadians unite! #canucknostr
I’m also a low techability human so 🥂 to us for being here!!! Yew! We got this. And how 😎 is it that we have our first names as our handles? Crazy!
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