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 Imo nostr:
1. Got labeled under “crypto” in the tech world. 
2. Is not an escape Elon destination like blue sky 
3. Is not positioned well (censorship resistant) though that’s a really strong quality - people just don’t care)
4. Is not doing a good job to cater to groups of people jumping here 
5. Is not catering to younger audiences - old people building apps for old people (yes I’m considering myself old here) - not saying it’s bad 
6. Doesn’t have anything obvious going for it - it’s not actually the case but to an outside observer - they can’t tell what we’re excited about. 
7. Is still hard to find things on 
8. Lacks content 

Doesn’t help that all of this also requires people abandoning their network - which almost never happens, hence need for more interesting use cases or join-as-a-group UX.

Not saying all the things I listed are bad either. There’s clearly something very important and very interesting happening here or we wouldn’t be here. 

I love nostr! 💜 nostr:note1e8gzpmeum8tqzqg6sjkuxge7v764h9x49n7e000as0x40lpekazqfhwk8f