Oddbean

I don’t agree with some points of this take. Censorship resistance is a strong property of Nostr but it’s not the main point for majority of folks. It’s your portable identity, portable data, and free network effects, combined with use cases beyond just social media — which seems like a core focus of your note. There’s nothing wrong with having overlap with X — the point is Nostr is already almost a superset of what X provides but with even more. I got into Nostr before I got into Bitcoin. Just because there’s a concentration of a certain demographic, doesn’t mean the protocol is necessarily catering to only that demographic. Where I do agree with you is that Nostr needs the other stuff with thoughtfully designed experiences to succeed to have folks want to use it. @Comingle intends to be one, and sounds like Satlantis is, too.

I think what you’re doing at comingle is an excellent example. Love the concept and the approach you’re taking. The portable identity is IMO one of the killer features for sure. In fact, it’s what I most pitch when talking about Nostr to people (I never really discuss censorship resistance). But (a) I don’t think the narrative around that is being well enough articulated by us, and (b) it seems to be that people grasp that point intellectually, but then don’t have alot of real, functional Nostr products to use beyond X clones right now. That being said, I know these things take time. So I’m not suggesting “oh we need to have more apps now or we’re dead”. What I am suggesting though, is a move away from CR as a main selling point, bc I don’t think it’s that important, and doesn’t differentiate nostr enough from X. The blue sky example and traction helps validate this claim. Anyway. Appreciate your response and the work you’re doing at Comingle

Wrt functional Nostr products beyond x clones, have you checked out nostrapps.com lately? I think the issue is more about marketing (as you alluded to) and letting people know these clients exist. Many still need work but they are there, across multiple categories beyond x clones