Oddbean

This user deleted his profile shortly after joining Nostr, but it wasn't because of the community. If you read the early comments before he deleted his profile, you'll see Nostriches providing help. They're giving him instructions on how to find tune his feed, choose his own algorithm, and make the most of Nostr - no matter the content. I don't think we as a community could have done any better in this example. I believe this failure at user retention was not at the fault of the community, but more so on the user not willing to learn. Could we have done better? Sure. There's always room for improvement. However, the user needs to be willing to learn as well. They need to be willing to step outside their comfort zone, just a little, and learn. Better luck next time. nostr:nevent1qqsrycqugfm4jskwwp4z9lkwka4ks0la8kujj485x7lh3yxan9e9rfcpzdmhxue69uhhwmm59e6hg7r09ehkuef0qgs8ktsxmqfg2c3l8w5uv9uh5zxufmwc4pgw3nd3h7mvjje8rcuyc7grqsqqqqqp4jet00

The problem lies in there's more bitcoin community than there is any other community on nostr. Thus it's hard for people to come here and find a relatable community that's not talking about bitcoin too, and that can be pretty repetitive and off putting, especially when just getting started and not understanding on the same level as others around you, when you just wanted some new cooking recipes, etc.

Everyone here is an early adopter. That means that we're willing and happy to take lots of steps to build the best experience possible. Nostr is many things at once (decentralized, censorship resistant, money powered) and we love it but the next wave, the early majority, is not used to having to do lots of things for an app to work. We have a better chance at retaining new users if we introduce each item one at time. No need to have the best algorithm, best relay setup, lightning address, NIP-05, NWC, ... all at once. Just my 2 sats.

The best way to make great friends with a lot to talk about isn’t always to work on entertaining new friends and becoming like them… But it is to consistently do the things you want to do and be the places that you want to be. Then be open to the people that you meet there. You both are there because you want to be. It’s why so many. Nostriches experience “friends at first sight” when they finally meet. There are going to be a lot of different people here. We should be helpful. It’s a matter of time. Let it grow organically.

Mass adoption happens when new users don’t have to ask or learn. This is on the clients. New users give up when they detect no traction on getting what they seek among: content variety, engagement quality, real world value, engagement feedback, realized self-sovereignty, tech ease, clear and useful toolsets. As a user that has onboarded in the last couple months and still has no real world friends that are active here, I think the best thing I have to offer is my tech ux experience. I’ve been asking myself: Who do I talk to that will listen and implement what we come up with? Do I publish my thoughts in a vacuum regardless of potential utilization? I engage with the bleeding edge. I can be patient on the cutting edge. Use case creativity is fun at the edge. Masses adopt honed use case flows. The protocol and relay network is still young for mass scale and the abuses that come with it. Abuse to the system comes with both massive intended use and malicious misuse. Here’s to looking into the fog, with goals, skills and optimism! https://m.primal.net/LoWR.jpg

Early adopters are a different breed. They sense the superiority of some technology and give it a whirl. #Nostr currently is for early adopters #grownostr #plebchain nostr:nevent1qqsqfl2a0zyhfdm4zvxgy83g0ajksa4gjyf4ccky00jq6t9c95xaf6sppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsr7acdvhf6we9fch94qwhpy0nza36e3tgrtkpku25ppuu80f69kfqrqsqqqqqpt498nl

I think over time Nostr will evolve to be about many things and the fact it’s powered by Bitcoin will become more secondary but at the same time, the conversation must continue in order to keep building for the future.

The fact that you have to study nostr and understand all these different types of relays, and NIPS and learn how set all these things up is a much bigger barrier than most people on here are willing to admit. Huge survivor's bias. When there's an app/website where new users can just open it up and have it walk them through the absolute minimum setup and help with the optional things, when we'll see substancial adoption. No more having to ask for help or get a bunch of unsolicited advice.

You should not have to do this. Nostr is very technical still. Developers know this and they're working on improving UX. It just takes time. Until then, the community has to educate and onboard, IMO.

Hah. Apparently we had similar thoughts. nostr:nevent1qqsqfl2a0zyhfdm4zvxgy83g0ajksa4gjyf4ccky00jq6t9c95xaf6spz3mhxw309akx7cmpd35x7um58g6rsd3e9upzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqvzqqqqqqyj37aqt