Damus
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It just occurred to me, due to a nostr bug, that it might actually be pretty cool to have social media hide *who authored* the posts on your TL to force a kind of double-blind perspective. You'd know the post or reply is (or probably is) from one of the people you follow, but you wouldn't be so quick to agree (and perhaps might even be more willing to disagree) if you aren't just smashing the heart button as a reflex because you like the guy. It might make discussions more communal and disagreements less personal if you knew that you're still talking to someone you generally like and respect, but you don't know whether it's "that one guy on the internet" or, like, your actual Mom.

(Nostr, due to ramshackle Tor support, often displays notes from people without correctly fetching their profiles for me, so I find myself liking or replying or following people without having any idea as to their nym or avatar)
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Prosocialise Foundation · 152w
That would actually help equalize the playing field a lot. If not, network effects skew things a lot.
hit with a hint of s · 152w
how would I use #nostr with #tor? we we mean client behind tor? relays on tor? #asknostr
Brisket · 152w
It is an interesting dynamic when you just see an npub and an isolated expression of an idea or concept. The idea stands alone. I like to think that I don't factor in the noter with the note, but I know this is not the case.
Max Nam-Storm · 152w
Completely agree. Egos interfere. It's exactly what we envisaged in our app where you can interact with people / content based on their credibility in your graph, instead of their public persona.
Lucid · 152w
free speech is terrorism
<old>cypherhoodlum · 152w
Do you not recognise people you interact with a lot from their writing style (and topics)? I haven't tried this but I feel like I would recognise at least some people fairly consistently even if their avatar and name were hidden.
The Fishcake (nostr.build) · 152w
I think this account (no idea who) has a good point and something worth exploring. The hard part would be implantation. Do we give user a choice to opt-in or opt-out, default or configured. 🐶🐾🤔
digitarhythm · 152w
Great idea!
Dudoc · 152w
super interesting
rjk · 152w
I’m going to start using “ramshackle” in more of my bug reports. 😂⚡️
Nope Noperson · 152w
I actually just went through this TOR display issue with a previous post you made. Initially, I saw your note and started to respond. Then, the network caught up, and your profile populated, so I second guessed myself and deleted my response. My reaction made me scratch my head a bit. But, I think ...
Liberty Farmer · 152w
Love it. A client side feature would be interesting.
Liz · 152w
Is this Lana Del Rey?
Soul Reaver · 152w
Primal has this problem w/o Tor.
Mr. Fred Rogers · 152w
Liked this before reading all the way.
realjode · 152w
I like it
Short Fiat · 152w
There is a trade off between privacy and value. The reputation building aspect of nostr is one of its virtues.
Niel Liesmons · 152w
There's no reason why this could not be one the custom feeds you switch between. Let's say "Blind Discovery": https://image.nostr.build/80f4bfccce3d7e1391361c4a1b55b4acf5d2b50f5363541429f7e9fb68465bda.png DVM's could help with filtering through notes that might interest you, that you didn't see ye...
𝙰𝚉𝙾𝚁 🥷 · 152w
Interesting 🤔
ᶠᶸᶜᵏᵧₒᵤ!🫵🏼 · 152w
good idea
Quentin · 152w
It's a great idea, and it could be implemented at the client level (hiding data from pubkeys) without affecting the experience of other users. I like it!
nostrich · 152w
kinda like 4chan, but more circle jerky
Kush · 152w
A sound challenge
rabble · 152w
I think we need to improve the tor support. :)
SATSMAN · 152w
🙌
Sasha · 152w
I like this 🤗
Cole Albon · 151w
like this right? https://cafe-society.news/nostrposts
chancellor · 149w
NSA has entered the chat.
OT · 149w
Thats why I only zap
Bitcoinium · 149w
Bitcoin fixes this, too.
rabble · 148w
This reminds me of the ‘love is blind’ experiment from OkCupid a decade ago. On Valentines day they turned off all photos and let people match and find potential partners based on text alone. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/29/okcupid-experiment-human-beings-dating#:~:text=The%...
fl0w_ · 145w
this sounds like a nice change, maybe as an option. un-groupthink mode