Damus
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Nostr will forever fight a losing battle of user acquisition because the other places pull all the tricks to get people to stay as long as possible. Since this user base is virtuous and won’t go down that terrible path, we’ll always struggle against the massively addictive platforms with cemented walled gardens and network effects.

Only new and interesting use cases and approaches might work. Otherwise you’re limited to a tiny drip of disgruntled users who eventually come here.
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Oshi (推し) · 22w
The seekers will find us
Hard Cap SOLID Cologne · 22w
I don’t think so… This is still the separation between smart and dumb
Vyram Kraven · 22w
I'll believe that when an update comes & then you can get notifications that your note was deleted by relayowner@relayaddress. Also being blocked from a relay that your post don't show there. Till then! https://video.nostr.build/da4811e38f34e14d20c7d9b0c2b891a3447d759825ceeb399740e2ce7e4d9bed.webm
Globe99 · 22w
If fiat worked, we wouldn't need Bitcoin. Similarly, if legacy centralized social media "works" and keeps "working", then there's no need for Nostr. Do they work?
Learning Producers · 22w
Lose the battle. Win the war
Lord Wilmore · 22w
I think we're ahead of the ball here. We just need to wait for the rest of the world to catch up. And in the meantime, enjoy our nice little niche with a highly selected group of people.
Bare Sounds Project · 22w
No idea why anyone would be disgruntled. Nostr equals freedom from the social addiction economy. Sure, you spend less time on Nostr and get less attention, but isn’t that a good thing? Centralized social media is excoriating societies around the globe, polarizing and enraging people who drool for ...
Dan Ostermayer · 22w
seems like a pretty good place to post quality content
Dorian · 22w
It’s been a long game for sure. I sometimes have to remind myself to take a breath and just appreciate that all of this exists. So many puzzle pieces coming together to get here. These will be the good old days.
Kayne · 22w
Nostr should be swarming with journalists and activists who appreciate the censorship resistance. That's who we need to retain.
Knightstr · 22w
The use case is being able to speak without risk of censorship. We just need more important people saying more important things here. Journalists breaking big stories that otherwise would be shut down on centralized platforms for instance. The problem isn’t so much the protocol, it’s the peopl...
Kmaximus · 22w
I come here for the tiny drip
Izzat · 22w
Sending money through notes are interesting use case. But since normies can't wrap their head around this, they will disregard this as gimmick/lies.
Arotags · 22w
I believe the initial draw to the platforms was the idea that you were able to make your space on the internet, free and easy. The name MySpace couldn’t have summed it up better.
Arotags · 22w
Content specific relays similar to subreddits
Chris · 22w
Wow. This is as “fiat” a lens as I could imagine. More users isn’t “winning” if it’s all noise and nonsense. If people value the benefits of this protocol, they will use it. If they don’t, they will stay captured in clown world. 🤡 All freedom tech is opt-in by design, so I don’...
ihsotas · 22w
Good
jakub · 22w
That’s a good thing. Addictive platforms are junk.
Clayton · 21w
Disgruntled user checking in 🫡
zxspektrum · 21w
Fighting the good fight always prevails
Zen<3lofi · 21w
“Otherwise you’re limited to a tiny drip of disgruntled users who eventually come here.” hahaha 😅 isn’t the solution always to have people’s favorite celebrities join?
ElectronicsQuestions · 21w
If the craze about ID and age verification keeps going, and doesn't spill over too much to Nostr clients, we might get some more privacy oriented people here. But given what I've seen so far since the internet surveillance insanity started about two decades ago, it won't be too many, unfortunately.
alphabet · 21w
Don’t worry — Nostr is like a final refuge. Until governments start showing truly repressive behavior, it will inevitably remain a niche platform with a small market share. But it will never disappear, and when the time comes, it’ll be ready to deliver a decisive blow.
Dion Wilson · 21w
The right people will find nostr and that’s all we really care about.