Oddbean

Un genio nostr:nprofile1qqs8d3c64cayj8canmky0jap0c3fekjpzwsthdhx4cthd4my8c5u47spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43z7qg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qy3hwumn8ghj7urjdau8jtt90pcx2unfd4jkuapwdah8yetwv3jhytnrdaks0duay6

The acquisition of existing user bases and introducing nostr features is brilliant. There are probably lots of such communities that are currently isolated on ancient tech. I'm thinking kiva and similar sites. Fascinating.

There are many ways to make Nostr identities. But you can also login to https://metadata.nostr.com with alby and make any changes you want to your profile. Or copy your nsec in to another Nostr app or browser extension.

Alby is not a Nostr client. The browser extension just helps to access Nostr web clients without pasting your key in each of these apps. Let us know what is restrictive then we can improve it for you.

What I mean by restrictive, is now I require Alby if I want to use my Nostr profile. So in the future if Alby restricts my use, or becomes a different company with different values (I don't expect this, but anything is possible) then my profile is stuck with Alby. Also, I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but I can't install Alby onto my phone so I can only use the desktop portion. I tried an extension with my brave browser and looked into the app store and there is no app.

The Alby Mobile Extension is currently only available for Firefox mobile on Android. We are waiting for Apple to fix an issue until we can publish it on iOS, too. The Alby Extension is independent of Alby in the way that it is a fully client-side app. You can run it even when Alby should not be there. But as @rabble said you can use the same Nostr private key in many other apps at the same time.

First, this is an excellent, comprehensive and informative presentation that obviously took a lot of effort and contains excellent observations and valuable information. Great job and thank you! I'm left with only one fundamental question: why do we need to chase users or communities? Like Bitcoin, nostr is freedom, but unlike with bitcoin I fail to see the incentive to bring in the hoards that aren't looking for it. Arguably bitcoin might have been better off if it grew more organically instead of chasing ngu. Regarding nostr, I fail to see the incentive for chasing adoption, aside from forcing growth which comes with its own negative consequences. Why does nostr need salesmen? Somewhat ironically I tell people about nostr but it's when they are specifically concerned about, reporting on or affected by deplatforming, demonetization, censorship, control etc. (see Telegram'a Pavel in France). I see why we need to make freedom seeking people aware of it when it solves their problems but I fail to see why we need to be pushy/concerned about it. I also think there are risks associated with accelerating onboarding of the hoardes. First, lowering the signal to noise ratio. Second, scammers and spammers. Third, breaking something important with many eyes watching (perhaps stifling innovation for fear of this). Fourth, getting on the radar before reaching organic critical mass. If you think about it, these largely also applied to bitcoin and perhaps in line with Rabble's early assertion, may also apply to many/all new systems. IMO, if we should be actively onboarding anyone, it should be freedom minded content creators who have, and for whom we all have, a vested interest in solidifying their ability to speak freely. Beyond that, my vote is to allow the nostr community to organically evolve, experiment, break things etc. Bitcoin's fundamental value derives from being a platform for freedom, same with nostr. It will just take time for people to recognize. With the forces of control actively clamping down, imo, if you build it, they will come.