Nostr has a lot more lurkers than meets the eye. This is evident when I share a stream. View count goes up but nobody talks.


Totally. Seems lots of bots


Maybe. Why would bots click external links?


Some days I’m guilty of this. Just scroll and look without talking.


for sure but i wouldn't discount the loads of likely shy people testing out the protocol


Future me is very concerned about being a dumb dumb and afraid to comment on the foreverchain.


I think fiat fear factor affects more than a few (sorry-not-sorry, I love aliteration).  Some feel that they will be found out as anarchistic or some such piffle. We are lucky to be self-employed and unaffected by such restraints. Just my thoughts. I know a lot of lurkers on Facebook that cite this reason.


We’re all dum dums, join the party 🎉!


A possibility for sure 👍


Post pictures of cats, or food, or sunsets, or songs you like. I'm being serious. Those are needed and popular.


I like to just listen sometimes too.


Yes but I'm quite sure "Thomas Albertson" who has zero notes or replies and zero followers is a bot. Others only and exclusively have reposts of other people's notes, and that even weirder.


I scroll far more than I post.. mainly because I have so little to say 🤣


Haha. Isn’t that how this works. 1/100 talks and the rest 👀


You’re right, that is peculiar.

I could be wrong, but more than likely, they’re interested in your content. Personally, when I lurk, it tends to be due to trying to give my undivided attention.


1% rule

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule

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I lurk more than I post. What can I say?💜


Two eyes, one mouth!


👀👀 so it's true what they say 👀👀

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Really? Not Pareto?


I think Pareto has been misapplied too much.


I agree indeed. That doesn't mean the poor man was wrong though! I see that ration again and again in business.


It's more like a video podcast


*ratio


This is very relatable. Everything is permanently recorded here and I have a big fear of being seen as stupid. Sometimes my high IQ spits out some very inane commentary. I never like passing inaccurate information. I often hedge my bets and say equivocal opinions when I'm uncertain even when I'm feeling convinced about something on a gut level.  I've been wrong about so many things even when I'm directionally correct. It's often a challenge to speak my truth. Eyeballs everywhere get to judge my two sats of input. Can anyone else relate to that?


go read some good books and youll be smart! i recomend Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher. you can get free ebooks at Library Genisis. dont worry about it so much because everyone posting here is putting their foot in their mouth. lots of junk, but it sure is fun!


Can confirm I mostly lurk 👻


Where you are!


Thanks for the  words of encouragement! I’m up to speed on the finance and bitcoin fundamentals part, my next tasks are eventually running a node, adding paid relays here, trying not to throw my cold card out the window, and understanding more about wallets. On chain is all compatible but lightning wallets have to be like type to like type? My brain.


CIA still confused about creating accounts and not being able to delete them, so they lurk for now.


That's called self censorship


Very true.


I feel that way, often misunderstood. Perhaps I’ll learn to make memes.


That's one term that applies. Another term to consider is "discernment" or perhaps "discretion"? Have you ever been gunned down because you shot from the hip? I have.