Some honest talk about the BCH ecosystem on Nostr:
The vast majority of content on BCHNostr is pure spam and garbage. Repetitive, valueless memes, fake giveaways, bots reposting, and endless, hollow c...
I don't think “GTFO” is the answer. Maybe the incentives aren't properly aligned to promote quality content, or maybe it's just a matter of time. Shitposters will eventually get bored if no one pays attention to them.
From my perspective, the platform needs to mature to the point where people stop talking about the platform itself and start discussing other topics. But that’s a matter of time; for example, posts on Instagram aren’t about Instagram, because enough time has passed for people to start talking about other things.
On Mastodon, people used to spend all their time talking about Mastodon and how it was better than the alternatives. After years, people started discussing a variety of topics, including personal ones. But it didn’t happen overnight.
Maybe I’m wrong, but the site’s very name, “BCHNostr,” might be contributing to it being somewhat single-topic (BCH and Nostr), though I’m not sure if the name has that kind of influence.
From my perspective, the platform needs to mature to the point where people stop talking about the platform itself and start discussing other topics. But that’s a matter of time; for example, posts on Instagram aren’t about Instagram, because enough time has passed for people to start talking about other things.
On Mastodon, people used to spend all their time talking about Mastodon and how it was better than the alternatives. After years, people started discussing a variety of topics, including personal ones. But it didn’t happen overnight.
Maybe I’m wrong, but the site’s very name, “BCHNostr,” might be contributing to it being somewhat single-topic (BCH and Nostr), though I’m not sure if the name has that kind of influence.
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