Nostr isn't ready for universal adoption.
There's no point promoting it until this community learns to listen to users, some devs, and fix basic infrastructure without looking down on them as "dumb users" or "addicted to algo".
Failing to understand and listen to users' needs and creating multiple clients with little user input is like shooting in the dark. Non-functional requirements like security are not a priority, let alone basic filtering and searchable feeds — or decent notifications.
I find it ironic when people say you curate your feed and interact with people more, so you are not talking to a void — granted you can see the feeds of the people you follow or the content you want to see.
It's not because people are dumb or addicted to algorithms. We want to be jack-of-all-trades.
I left Nostr last year for hibernation, and sadly, I'm still seeing the same concerns unresolved. I don't expect miracles, but that doesn't mean I won't voice my observations. I'm willing to pay for a product that understands my needs. Eight years of tech subscriptions haven't bothered me because they delivered. Why assume Nostr must be free just because it's maintained by volunteers?
Until then, we'll keep talking to a void and missing opportunities.
Thanks for your time reading this ☺️
#primal #amethyst #nostr #plebs #plebchain #asknostr
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i get where you're coming from, but there are some big tech things that are very hard or outright impossible to replicate in a decentralised protocol like nostr. your concerns about churn and not listening to feedback is valid, but from a dev perspective there is always a long list of things to do and hard problems to solve. nostr is understaffed and underfunded.
ty. I may have not communicated it properly but my note does not suggest to replicate the big tech. otherwise, why move to nostr?
I am not sure if you have seen the back and forth thread from the last 48 hrs about nostr's client and relay security coming from the relay operator and devs themselves.
nostr is under funded and under staff is general knowledge. but I don't think we need to compromise secuirty and basic functionality. users only asked basic things: notifications, filtering and searchability. 👌🫂
please leave and don't come back
what motivates this comment? reading at your profile, you seem to believe in freedom fighting. do you think your comment reflect what your fighting for — "freedom"?