I much prefer Mastodon over Nostr, though I do like the idea.
I agree that the “Bitcoin” part might throw a lot of potential users off. There are people who just don’t like the idea of cryptocurrencies and that’s okay. I was one of those people. I’m only open to Bitcoin because of Nostr. It is kinda a bitcoin circlejerk over here, not that it is necessarily a bad thing, it just throws people off. There are a lot of libertarian leftists looking for a new social media home and I will recommend they come here and to Mastodon. Both platforms are great. #mastodon #nostr #btc #bitcoin
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I agree
Libertarian leftist?
Welcome, and followed. I feel the same content-wise, but I’m having fun on the “building Nostr” side of things; something I haven’t experienced with ActivityPub in ages. I hope more people like you decide to stay and help break Nostr’s cold shoulder towards non-BTC / non-Nostr subjects. The protocol has merit on its own, even if content-wise it’s still a work in progress on most fronts.
Yeah I agree too. Its definitely a nerdy btc circle jerk here. And I am a bitcoiner...
I feel the same! I used to be more active on TikTok but now that it’s been sold I’ve been trying to mention Nostr at every chance possible lol
The bitcoin talk isn’t too bad when balanced out with other content but not many lifestyle / entertainment cc
Hoping to see that change with time
Mastodon (Fediverse) is currently more diverse for sure, but back in 2009 it looked very much like nostr does today: just swap the word "bitcoin" with "opensource".
I love the fediverse for its fauna and flora, but i think it is ill equipped for the modern internet. It only decentralizes the value we create on it (posts, social graph) while it fully centralizes identity (single point of failure to access the network) The natively cryptographic nature of nostr is a lot more resilient. The nostr network is permissionless, but relays are not. Which leads me to deduce that it is possible to build far tighter and safer communities on this platform, without tying anyone up to an admin. Since it's equally confusing to explain fediverse than it is explaining nostr, i have entirely given up on trying to grow the fediverse and shifted my attention to nostr. And i say this as the maintainer of 5 different activitypub thingies. Which is also a testimony of the shortcomings of mastodon: you need a new account for every format...
True that most of the conversation on Nostr is about two main topics:
1. building Nostr
2. Bitcoin
That’s because Nostr was built by Bitcoiners who passionately believe in what they are doing.
For what it’s worth, Nostr has far more potential than mastodon as a truly decentralized network. And the Nostr platforms like Damus and Primal seem to have passed Mastadon in UX design. At least since the last time I looked at Mastadon anything a couple of years ago.
