Agnostic Nostr Initiative (idea)
Mission: Break Nostr out of marginalization by building tools normal people actually need, with zero ideology required. Make Nostr the sufficient alternative to centralized platforms people already use.
Core Principles
* Utility Over Ideology - Build what people need. Twitter alternative, yes. But also Git forges, event platforms, newsletters, music tracking - anything where centralization is the problem.
* Zero Barriers - Custodial onboarding. One-click signup. Abstract everything. Make it feel exactly like signing up for any other app. Users shouldn't need documentation to start.
* Normie-First - If non-technical people won't use it, we've failed. No relay management, no key backup anxiety visible to end users.
* No Purity Tests - We don't care about protocol purity or ideological alignment. We care about tools that work for everyone.
Core: Social Communication
Dead-simple X/Bluesky/ActivityPub alternative with great UX:
* Features normies expect (quote posts, bookmarks, easy media, working search)
* Algorithms that surface interesting content (yes, algorithms)
Essential Alternatives
* Git forge (GitHub/Tangled alternative)
* Event coordination (Meetup.com alternative)
* Music tracking/social (Last.fm alternative)
* Long-form blogging (Medium alternative)
* Newsletter platform (Substack alternative)
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Mission: Break Nostr out of marginalization by building tools normal people actually need, with zero ideology required. Make Nostr the sufficient alternative to centralized platforms people already use.
Core Principles
* Utility Over Ideology - Build what people need. Twitter alternative, yes. But also Git forges, event platforms, newsletters, music tracking - anything where centralization is the problem.
* Zero Barriers - Custodial onboarding. One-click signup. Abstract everything. Make it feel exactly like signing up for any other app. Users shouldn't need documentation to start.
* Normie-First - If non-technical people won't use it, we've failed. No relay management, no key backup anxiety visible to end users.
* No Purity Tests - We don't care about protocol purity or ideological alignment. We care about tools that work for everyone.
Core: Social Communication
Dead-simple X/Bluesky/ActivityPub alternative with great UX:
* Features normies expect (quote posts, bookmarks, easy media, working search)
* Algorithms that surface interesting content (yes, algorithms)
Essential Alternatives
* Git forge (GitHub/Tangled alternative)
* Event coordination (Meetup.com alternative)
* Music tracking/social (Last.fm alternative)
* Long-form blogging (Medium alternative)
* Newsletter platform (Substack alternative)
....