Oddbean

Nostr clients are always growing and adapting. We're early. A year from now, you may not even recognize some of them. nostr:nevent1qqsryu0gz94fvqakclh2vfsrfu0q59kz243y8u6wkrmh29xqfufqepcpzemhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2un9d3shjtnrdakj7q3q6c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9qxpqqqqqqz2lpvwd

Hi Miljan! I’ve recently switched over to Primal full-time after Damus updated to a chat-like post format yesterday. I’m loyal to the classic thread format from old Twitter. Although, Primal is missing a few fundamental features that are hard to live without… features that are vital to the network effect, security, and data discoverability on nostr. 1. The “Followed by” discovery feature that Damus & X have, seen in the photo, are so important for a social media with such a small network effect. 🌐 When I review a new account, this “Followed by” feature lets me see how many mutual acquaintances we have in common. It’s like a manual Web of Trust. Much easier to confirm real accounts and assess strangers. 2. I should be able to go to your profile, open your list of relays, and tap on the new relays I want to connect to. The relays in the list I’m already connected to can be present too, but with a different icon beside them, just like on Damus. Preventing users from being able to discover the relays of people they follow is antithetical to nostr’s philosophy of data portability. We should make moving relays as easy as possible rather than relying on Primal’s giant cache layer. Will these features be in Primal’s 2.0 version? I hope so. Basic infrastructure. 👊

I am not sure this is entirely correct. I have been thinking about the "Status" argument, which is the whole reason social media is in its current state. However, the value-for-value model changes this and makes it more wholesome. Agreed, it's not about money, and that is a bad look, but the moment you exchange a valuable good for a valuable thought, you are adding status and reducing, at least in part, the nonsense of empty thinking. In that sense, I would not be quick to think you have missed the mark but more inclined to think you are on the right path. Glad to see Nostr still up and stronger after a year out myself. nostr:note1xfc7syt2jcpmd3lw5cnqxnc7pgtvy4tzg0e5av8hw52vqncjpjrst8wwe5