people need to feel like they are missing out on an experience, that they need to join or be left behind. think when fb first came out and ur friends were signing up with their . edu email accounts to write on each others walls, or like for me when twitch came out and i had friends that were enjoying watching streamers and i didnt know what they were talking about, so i joined in on a fun live stream for the first time. 

i dont think nostr really has that experience yet where it becomes kinda like a blackhole. so far its just emulated existing things like twitter, pinterest, blogs, live streaming. and i have no idea what that will be, whether its something totally new or a unique interoperable combination of things( id wager on the latter). 

 I suspect there are two possible forms of breakout growth for nostr:

1) some totally new experience that can’t be done with existing platforms (e.g. zaps).

2) appreciation of the neutrality causes some other at/sub-scale networks to opt for nostr as a way to avoid dealing with content moderation/“free-speech” goals directly

I think censorship resistance and interoperability are correct, but too theoretical for most users to care about directly. 

 #2 seems most clear path for now, not knowing what innovation will spark the first path.  So for #2 what are the next likely topics/communities that sit outside the mainstream, or threaten institutional orthodoxy, such that they would benefit from a move to nostr?  How might existing clients change or what would new clients look like if they optimized for this more focused community model? Today’s clients are emulating mainstream media social networks…. 

 I don’t know a ton about Mastodon, but my understanding is that it’s been around long enough to have some substantial if still somewhat fringe communities actively using. Are the integrations/bridges effective/used/useful? Are there other cultural barriers between Mastodon/Nostr preventing more cross-usage.

Is content moderation ever a problem for Mastodon instances or do they mostly remain small enough they just rule with an iron fist and don’t have much government coercion?

cc @Alex Gleason 🐍 who may have some insight that would help here 

 ya agreed, option 2 for adoption is via friction from existing services but option 1 could be any moment regardless of friction. and ofc some combo of both, ideally in a fortunate timing sequence, is possible too