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 Dear Nostr/Damus/Lightning community,

I’ve had now a few interactions in this new and exciting place, but almost always when I open the app it just shows blank, no notifications 🔔 and no new zaps ⚡️. Like sometimes it works and connects well, but most of the time it is rather difficult to reconnect with messages or reposts posted a few hours ago 🥲 Any ideas?

#asknostr #damus #ios #iphone 
 You need to follow a ton of accounts there is no algo to feed you content.

Welcome to nostr btw 
 Then I’ll start with you 🤜🏼 do you use iOS, too? 
 Started with you! 
 Thanks for hanging on, this is a pretty good list yo start:

nostr:note1ahk8g6unk45kv56dg9f26ny7ukg2rntga8zzw0t4svxmzq8ad3cqze6h72 
 Welcome home! 🫂🎨

Probably because you're following too few people. 
There are many musicians like you here, you could start following them. 🤙 
 Gotta find those musicians! Thank you 🙏 
 Engaging and following more people who are of interest to you will give you a better experience. You can also try other clients like Primal.  🤙

And, welcome to Nostr 👊
 
 Hi, is Primal a whole new social network? I still have to wrap my head around Nostr. Thank you for your response. Followed you! 
 Primal is a social app that runs on the #Nostr protocol.  Nostr is more like a  “Social Internet”.   The social network is a big part of it but unlike most “social networks” where you have one central entity like “facebook” or “xitter” your social network goes with you rather than you having to go to the social network.

There isn’t one place or one platform or one type or app, there are many different and unique ways (apps, sites and platforms) for you to experience your carefully curated social network. 

It might take a bit of time to curate but the end result and payoff is potentially creating an environment that is conducive to your creative growth and really your growth as a person.  

We become what we surround ourselves with.

Surround yourself with what inspires you. 
 Thank you so much! 
 Do you know of a guide for curating ? 
 Good question? I don’t I’m think I do. Maybe I should write on. 

When you first start on Nostr you may want to connect to good relays with like minded people if possible, but right now nostr is mostly (mostly) like minded people, but find 5-10 relays you like of people you like use. Then flow as many people as you can to get a big busy feed (snort.social allows you to follow other people’s follow lists on mass) then it’s time to filter out the noise. I’ve made a tool that will find inactive user you may be following and unfollow them, use this to get rid of inactive follows you may have gather while mass following other user follows. From there you (over time) unfollow and clean up your follow list compressing it down to your fav users and content.  

 
 I'm sorry for all the typos here a more clear version: 

Good question! I don’t think I do. Maybe I should write one.When you first start on Nostr, you may want to connect to good relays with like-minded people if possible. Right now, Nostr is mostly (mostly) like-minded people, so find 5-10 relays you like that are used by people you like. Then follow as many people as you can to get a big, busy feed (snort.social allows you to follow other people’s follow lists en masse). After that, it’s time to filter out the noise. I’ve made a tool that will find inactive users you may be following and unfollow them. Use this to get rid of inactive follows you may have gathered while mass following other users' follows. From there, you can (over time) unfollow and clean up your follow list, compressing it down to your favorite users and content. 
 Thnx for the zaps, my frens. 
 You can also follow #’s of subjects that interest you to find your people. 
 Trueee ❤️ 
 Give the man some love!

#jazz #music #asknostr #introduction

nostr:nevent1qqsxzp2esuytr6shk7q7yx0ahk3smrhrflt24zhuapxktnj8ax7q20qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygpsuzsjjcr8q6juzpfsyfx2hp857e3yk8cmssv2cegu29tv7tspjspsgqqqqqqs6lt4kq 
 Follow me! 😊 
 Did that, thank you for the zap ⚡️⚡️⚡️ 
 If this is still an issue, try the first aid under settings

As for zaps have you connected your wallet to Damus? 

(Out of curiosity which wallet you using with Damus…I need to connect mine here and move away from Primal I think) 
 I use Wallet of Satoshi, but I am a newbie, so I am still not too sure if I can recommend. :) Works fine for now, but have not tried to zap ⚡️ some into my hardware wallet etc. 
 Yea in the US I can’t download the app (I’m regulated by Apple App Store 🤦‍♂️) 
 Oh, damn. The iPhone is probably the next thing to be decentralized 🤩 
 This still happens to me when I am underpowered, in low bandwidth, weak cell coverage, etc.  I tend to wait, or go to Primal (I am primarily posting from Damus, my basecamp), or OpenVibe, and try to post there. If they open slowly or buffer, then I do something else for a bit. I ALWAYS return to #nostr. I am such a fool for The #nostr.