Oddbean

Social networks tend to build certain cultures. In this early stage, people here have a serious ability affect this culture if we ever go 10x or 100x or 1000x from here. And you all have done an amazing job so far. Imagine if Nostr can re-assert respect and kindness as normal online traits. You appreciate peoples' posts. You thank them. You agree or disagree politely. You treat people online similar to how you do offline. You're not beholden to the algorithm. You're a real person, who uses algorithms for discovery. You're the master of your domain. We still have that for the most part. Pura Vida is the unofficial motto here, which is awesome. Keep it up.

Zaps are also a great way to instantly share positivity/appreciation. Also has almost a sort of behavioral/pavlovian response for the author as well ("People liked this enough to sent a tip. Feels good man. Want to put out more content people appreciate"). A few sats go a long way.

To @primal and @miljan this person asks a question about the global feed. Is the "latest" feed the global feed, or no? In my experience, the latest feed is actually usable, whereas the global feed is retarded. But I guess if we want to see the retarded feed, it's nice to have an option for that. Is there a visible option for when we want to go there?

The "Latest" feed is a chronological list of notes by your follows. We do have the global feed. You can access it via the web app: https://primal.net/explore/global/latest If you wish to add it to your main feed picker, simply click the "add this feed to my home page" link at the top of the feed. This will add the feed to both web and mobile apps.

Loke ripples on a pond 😊🤙 nostr:nevent1qqsgqk7e8k9gp5x9l4dfw9x8h9s4ln3u6ecx5fjhe7pj5rjm7pkdplspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsyg82krn4d5etsz7dge8nmpztspqrqvr45yl2hs6enfmzexk84wglfupsgqqqqqqslfgx4j

I couldn't agree with you more Lyn. If freedom is the reason why we came to Nostr, then the early nice users of Nostr are the only reason why we continue to stay here and build here. There is a great group of users here, and they are the most reliable cornerstone of Nostr. https://image.nostr.build/7c853a4cec550befcd54c7684281b9e000e1a275a638c1231f0995b120e572d9.gif

Small tribes and communities are fun and inspiring. Similar to the early days of BTC and ETH/ETC for example. But as it's social layer scales then noise becomes harder to ignore. Being in control of the spam in order to curate the incoming information without an abusive algo is liberating.

I love the culture here, can’t wait until it also has the depth of reach into different subjects you find on X. I’ve left everything but Nostr and I’m committed to engaging here at least daily to try to help build it into what it’s going to be. I can’t contribute tech, but I can chat with the best of em.

The #vibe in the #nostr #community is so much better than any other online social gathering I've attended. Knowing that what I share is not going to be deleted, but repeated results in a more #mindful and #thoughtful presence. Humans want/need/crave #connection. The feeling everywhere else is the opposite of #connection and #humanity. #HOPE 🥰🧡

A big part of the culture that is enjoyed on nostr is simply because it is small. Think small town vibe vs big city. I like that I often see familiar faces in the comments. Because you know that you are going to keep bumping into the same users you are incentivised to be nice to them as opposed to a big platform with a billion users where if you insult someone in the comments the chances are you will never see them again. The human interactions on nostr are valued because there is a real cost/benifit to how we interact. Just like in a small town if you cut someone off the chances are they know who you are and where you live vs a city with a million cars and you will never have repercussions for your actions. I am not sure the small town vibe can be retained when you transport everyone to a mega city. I think the solution for retaining the culture is retaining the small size, if not in overall user size then in the number of users we interact with. Maybe nostr will grow into a mega city but perhaps we should stay mostly in our apartment buildings where we know the faces in our community and have real social capital worth investing in and protecting.

I think the incentives are different and I think that’s important. Likes cost nothing and so can be thrown around with abandon whereas zap have actual value. I can’t see too many people zapping bigots and trolls for uninformative rage posts (at least that’s what I hope) which means the best, most valuable, content will rise to the top because people will be prepared to zap it.

Such a powerful idea that genuinely changes the world for the better and is so easy to do. There is no down side to doing this and, like an in coming tide, it raises all boats in the harbour. Thank you In passing, another good rule of thumb is Amor Fati

It's up to us, that's for sure. I quit major social platforms because they felt anti-social to me. They fostered loose global connections but weakened local IRL relationships. Few consider the true meaning of community. It's not always idyllic. It involves navigating conflicts together. These conflicts can reveal truths and challenge our perspectives. It's about balancing the individual with the group, but sacrificing neither. It's a process that requires trust, where trust cannot be minimized. Building community is far harder than destroying it. This asymmetry means we need to practice "community" every day, in every post and reply ... even and especially when someone shades us. (Common behaviors like trolling undermine community trust.)

Here you don't doomscroll, you #bloomscroll. nostr:nevent1qqsgqk7e8k9gp5x9l4dfw9x8h9s4ln3u6ecx5fjhe7pj5rjm7pkdplspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0d4hhxarj9ecxjmnt9upzp64suatdx2uqhn2xfu7cgjuqgqcrqadp864uxkv6wckf43atj860qvzqqqqqqygutpdf

Being able to actually build your own client is the literal game changer. No need to game the users with addictive dark design patterns. But how to incentivize "normal" human interaction is the big question. People are so used to being manipulated they actually expect the dark patterns and it might feel weird when they're not there. Loving your optimism, Lyn.

This is the message: if the purpose of social media is to communicate with other humans, then we also must be careful with whom we engage. "Imagine if Nostr can re-assert respect and kindness as normal online traits. You appreciate peoples' posts. You thank them. You agree or disagree politely. You treat people online similar to how you do offline." nostr:note1spdaj0v2srgvtl26ju2v0wtptl8re4nsdgn90nur9g89hurv6rlq70j7v8