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 NOSTR NATURALLY DETERS LOW INTEGRITY PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY RELY ON THE ABILITY TO BLOCK CRITICS, RESTRICT REPLIES, AND DELETE POSTS. 
 Matt please stop exposing bad actors. Where will they hide? Pls ser 
 Lol 
 But they still have Grandfather Mute. 
 and they can't rely on the algo to gamify their reach 
 YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOUR PAST SHIT ON #NOSTR..  
 nostr is good because you can choose your client and clients have a wide variety of philosophies

it will never change from this, because a client can run on your pc 
 are you saying you have more capabilities with different clients and when run on PC? 
 yes, mobile apps are not as good 
 hmmm, ok. I do see there's definitely differences in functionality. But I could not make a post with two different browsers. The "post" button doesn't work.  
 if post button is not enabled you haven't logged in with an nsec 
 hmmm, nope I should be logged in. I see my profile pic and attempting to post as my profile. but I will double check.  someone suggested I use chrome which I uninstalled some time ago. really don't like that browser.   
 it shows your profile if you log in with the npub also, but you can't post 
 oh, also, don't use chrome, use brave if you are going with the chrome-based type

i find firefox to be very annoying in many ways, the most irritating one is its DRM nag when you disable the widevine DRM and then someone posts like, spotify on nostr and it pops up and chews a whole line of the top of the window nagging you to enable this piratical DRM shit (because it takes over control of part of your computer) the main problem was it wasn't letting me screenshot my browser! 
 also, part of the problem is that desktop apps have bigger screens so they can show more information

condensing the information down is not easy to get right

it's one of the most infuriating things about the Apple mindset that they can simplify everything and not lose utility 
 gotya... hmmm, interesting... I am no dev but that makes sense.  
 Exactly ...haven't seen many shitcoiners so far! 
 Ehh tbf that could still happen at the client level 
 Agreed, but we still need to improve user friendliness, adoption is at stand-still:

https://m.primal.net/HWst.png

https://stats.nostr.band/ 
 adoption is not about clients at this stage. That idea is a myth.  
 Finding people when starting is too hard imo. Adding relays is confusing too 
 Ive been using “the alternative” for over a decade. migration is rarely about the client. almost always about either a reactionary event, or viral novelty. nostr now enters the post honeymoon period. the long dark night of the soul.
now we find out who is here for shallow reasons and who isnt. 
 IT IS STILL VERY EARLY. THAT SAID THERE ARE MORE RESPONSES TO THE POST YOU RESPONDED TO THAN MOST TWEETS. 
 It's similar to Bitcoin. It just works, fixes problems itself. 
 Blocking because you don't admit that you're wrong is from lazy people 
 You exactly describe Elon. 
 Many people enjoy feeding off of hate and negative energy.. we have almost none of that here. 
 People want public servants to take responsibility for their errors but they themselves can't own the stupid shit they say online 
 😂 You are taking about me? 
 U won't disguise your reputation around here, let them know  
 And if people still want that experience that they normally get from centralized social media, they could just connect to only the Nostr relays that support that functionality. 
 People with low integrity, people with low self confidence, people with herd mentality. 
 AND THEY'RE LAZY. POW IS A GREAT SOCIAL LAYER FILTERING MECHANISM. WE SHOULD CONTEMPLATE HOW EASY WE REALLY WANT NOSTR TO GET.
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 AND THAT IS WHY IT IS A FEATURE NOT A BUG!!

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Nostr is a pseudo Proof-of-Work protocol and turns many people off. 
 💯🎯🙌🫡 
 There are a lot of #Bitcoin ers like that on twitter rightnow, I don't understand why they do that but they do it. 
 I'm starting to notice this. 
 THEIR POWER THIRST BLINDS THEM, UNABLE TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE, PROBABLY HATE ALL CAPS TOO! 
 Your post is causing quite a stir.
Added to the https://nostraco.in/hot feed 
 Nostr will do to communication what bitcoin will do to finance. 
 Nah is the same here in nostr the difference always gonna be algos 🤣
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 Even worse, they rely on someone else's to do block critocs, restrict replies, and delete posts. 
 Word 
 Tour drunk post's will be forever 😅 
 I would not necessarily agree with that statement. 

Personally, I would LOVE the ability to BLOCK people and would definitely fking BLOCK the Shallow Attention Whore RUDE Bitch responsible for my getting attacked for hours months ago. 

Bitch and those who attacked me will NEVER EVER have anything to do with me again in the future nor be invited to any soirees or events! 

Nostr is NOT intuitive and difficult for the average person to figure it out to use, esp if not a Coder or a 💻 Geek. 

So it’s NOT accessible for a main stream audience and that’s why it’s a better group of people who use it now. 

Main stream audience = ALWAYS ⬆️⬆️⬆️ of low integrity and jerks. 
 And can only thrive on high reactions.

I was listening to a series of videos about some beef in the german youtube space and the amount of problems they have because of the platforms in use alone was actually insane. xD 
 Nostr makes you think really hard before noting anything, but at the same time encourages you to note as often and freely as you want as well. 

It's kind of a weird mixture that actually works! And it's also a huge barrier of entry for those with low integrity.🫂 
 Brilliant observation.  
 After thinking about this for a long while, not really.

The only reason nostr doesn’t have (many) “low integrity” people is because there aren’t many people on it at all.

I’ll bet all the sats in my wallet that if nostr had as large of an active userbase as Tw*tter/X, it would look  something like Tw*tter.

Pretending that technological implementations would magically turn dickheads into better human beings is wishful thinking. The SJW keyboard warriors are still going to SJW. The incels, neo-nazis, and white supremacists are still going to be pieces of shit, regardless of whether or not they can block people or delete posts.

The fundamental reason some people behave the way they do on social media is because it’s an anonymous medium of interaction. There’s no face-to-face aspect of socializing, thereby dehumanizing the person on the other end to a degree. No “features” are going to fix that. 
 pee pee poo poo 
 Aaand this is why all the good ones are here... 🙌 
 Outstanding post.  
 Another thing I like about Nostr is that it's also easy to spot shallow social climbers on here. Nostr doesn't fix this, but it's easy to spot, and it's rather rampant 
 wait until NOSTR is used to build professional reputations, not just social...  
 On coracle muting becomes blocking, because of the algo, those who are muted become blocked from everyone using the  client.  Its worse than individualk blocking.  Not least because mute can be useful for reasons other than disliking comments. 
 Haha Matt, if you really feel that way, 
 I'll oblige your test and reply to every one of your posts until you finally address Whirlpool's vulnerabilities to Sybil attacks, and how Whirlpool's tx0 needlessly wastes block space while damaging the privacy of coinjoin participants:

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 WE HAD THE CONVERSATION. PEOPLE CAN READ IT NOW AND MAKE THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

TXO IS NOT A WASTE.

I ALSO HAD A THREE HOUR CONVERSATION WITH THE FOUNDER OF WASABI. UNEDITED. LIVE.

https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/citadel-dispatch-e015-bitcoin/ 
 HAVE YOU TRIED PRIMAL RECENTLY? DOWNLOAD FROM APP STORE. GENERATE A FRESH NSEC. WE ARE CLOSE.