kylehuber on nostr

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Every time I post positively about Nostr on X it’s crickets. Zero response.

But the minute I complain and say Nostr is “failing miserably” I get a ton of engagement and even a response from @gladstein

The algorithm on X is designed for negativity. I don’t think Nostr is failing miserably, I understand it’s a platform not a protocol, and this little experiment is proof that we need Nostr more than ever.

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Kyle Huber · 2w

Protocol not platform*

I completely agree that Nostr is needed. It solves real problems around censorship, deplatforming and digital sovereignty. It's one of the most exciting protocols we've built. To me, the remaining challenge isn't the protocol-it's the economic incentives. Decentralisation is a huge strength because ...

JesterHodl · 2w

Would be interesting to do a test. Can we come up with a way that is positive but the algo would think it's negative? Clever wordsmithing, neologisms?

It’s way easier to hate something than it is to prove something is good and should be liked

gladstein · 2w

There is very little content about nostr on X to be fair 😅

Social manipulation will be intricate... So much so that we won't be able to notice soon....

Nostr = Constructive Twitter/X = Destructive

It's absolutely designed for negativity. But it didn't use to be like that. Twitter circa 2016 was actually a pretty interesting and vibrant place. Of course it wasn't profitable. Which maybe says more about the human psyche than anything else 😔

I will only say that I no longer have anything on any page to even return to, I even noticed something when I looked for an artist who I previously followed on Twitter and seeing his most current drawings compared to those from just a year ago, I think that censorship in art He is already controllin...