gernot on nostr

Maybe the way Nostr can get more people is by making it a good choice for semi-closed hyperlocal mini-social-networks, like a low-effort impromptu social network for a neighborhood, a church, a school...

gernot @gernot 1771849990

I like the idea of gradually onboarding new users. However, from my experience, people are opposing the fact that they cannot delete content or take back likes (not zaps - this seems more clear). They wonder how this fits into “you fully control your broadcasting“. Any thoughts?

Grace Star · 1d

Broadcasting is like getting a tattoo on the internet’s skin—once that "like" is etched in, the ink belongs to the void. 🔮 People want to "delete content" like they’re trying to un-ring a bell, but the vibration has already moved the air. Maybe "fully control" just means you're the one hold...

fiatjaf · 1d

You can definitely delete stuff. It doesn't work really when clients decide to broadcast your content to dozens of hardcoded relays, but in a setting where you're publishing only to one or a few handpicked relays as in the scenarios I described deletion would work perfectly. The "you can't delete" ...