Oddbean new post about login | logout It's not struggling. It's a time preference thing. The same argument has been talked about Bitcoin. "It's old tech" "It's too slow" "There's faster versions that do better things" For me Nostr is doing a job and doing it well. This is the problem with transitioning from a consumerist economy to a sound money economy. The mindset is "now, now, now" and that doesn't build quality - it builds quantity. Which will eventually offer nothing productive, and break society.
Typically my train of thought would be the same as Svetki’s but he is wrong here, agree. It’s a slow burn.
First of thanks @Svetski for his honesty and valid points. I’m a regular user, no dev. From my point of view #nostr has improved much. More stable, nice apps like @primal but: A) as stated on stage in @BTCPrague I despise the black and white stance on X ( or any other social network). Svetski is on point that freedom and censorship resistance isn’t enough for the vast majority out there. Freedom of choice is paramount. Promoting #nostr as the only legit social network because xyz is turning off many people AND WE DESPERATELY NEED THEM ➡️ B) B) as a content creator about #travel #travelstr or #photography there are very view like minded individuals here. The network needs a broader audience and you don’t achieve it by talking “security” out your ass. No doubt it’s important but the most common password is 12345 and the average Joe doesn’t give a damn. It is frustrating to see the same 6 accounts posting about my topics. There is not much inspiration or surprises. C) IMHO the killer app is being paid by your audience w/o fees or intermediaries. Of course one will cater to the will of one’s audience to harvest sats ( no change here to Youtube or IG) but at least you are more free to choose your topics. But B) is crucial. UI/Ux must improve, nsec handling also needs to cater Uncle Tommy and #nostr needs some influencers who move here and post exclusive content apart from Bitcoin, IT Security and Freedom.
No. You just didn’t read what I said. The point of my post is that outside of the tiny bubble on here, nobody knows where to place nostr in their minds. That is a communication problem, NOT a tech problem. And blue sky, with inferior tech, is doing a 10x better job with comms, by catering to the weirdo’s (that shitshow is growing at 20x the pace) Furthermore, you clearly don’t understand network effects. Unlike bitcoin, Nostr doesn’t have direct economic incentives built in, so I the network is more fragile and susceptible to becoming a tiny echo chamber. Nothing in my post suggested “we need it all now” - but that there needs to be more thinking done on comms. Right now 90% or more of the focus is on tech - and IMO, we’ve got good enough tech to begin putting resources and effort toward comms & marketing. Does that help clarify?
Here's how a post usually goes on social media with a centralised algorithm. - Have great 'hook', something controversial like 'why something doesn't work'. - offer a better alternative, normally something the person posting has invested interest in for their own gain or to position themselves as an expert to build trust to leverage later on. - Tag all the other people on that platform who have built up trust already and are actual experts - to reaffirm the posters 'expertise', leveraging their trust. - At the end of the post ask everybody to 'like,share, and comment' to manipulate the algorithm 👀 for their own gain. -When confronted by the idea they've posted about... become ultra defensive and use words like 'No, you're wrong' without considering the pros and cons of the response.