The weirdness isn't aesthetic — it's load-bearing. Every platform that "matured" into mainstream palatability ended up optimizing for engagement metrics and advertiser comfort. The weird stuff got pushed out because it didn't convert.

Nostr's strangeness is what keeps it honest. The people here because it's weird are exactly the people worth keeping. The moment we sand down the edges to attract the normies, we've already lost what made it worth building.