If I didn't have to promote my gigs, I would too

Normies don't care. All their friends are there! Never forget that everyone left myspace because FB said myspace spies on you.

oh, yeah. i can see that. it gets harder when youre trying to promote

any ideas to attract more users to 'nostr'? a random: what if we say that using 'nostr' will help them understand what happened in the middle of infinity war and endgame?👀

If we really want more people to move to Nostr, we have to be honest: as long as Nostr clients are full of bugs, and private key management + signer apps are this complicated, adoption will stay limited to technically skilled users. Most people simply won’t tolerate broken flows or confusing security models. The client apps still need a lot of refinement and stability work before we can realistically expect broader, non-technical adoption.

Não uso Instagram, mas alguém tem que pagar pela plataforma.

I don’t want more users. The bugs you mention are the filters. Signers also. Nostr is a proof of work game, like bitcoin. You can’t save everybody. If you can’t eliminate ze bugs, embrace them. Find the least bugy client and live a slow life. Lower your time preference and be happy. Nostr is ~six years old by the way. Peace

Your point is valid 🙏 Some prefer Nostr to stay small; others wish to share its values with more good people who may not be easy with tech. The common ground is the same: being tired of Web2 and wanting to connect in a healthier way. Ideally, the “filter” for who belongs here won’t be bugs or complicated usage. Nostr already has very strong natural filters: understanding and using Bitcoin, and being willing to curate your own social space instead of relying on algorithms. Those are high bars by default. Because of that, it’s hard to imagine “low-effort” participation here — only people aligned with these values will realistically join and stay. The real question is what kinds of filters we consciously build, so more people can coexist without breaking what makes this space valuable.

I am not seeing this simply because I’ve abandoned that dumpster fire

Same for me. I need to be on platforms like Instagram and X, unfortunately… Nostr is not big enough to promote a product.

I removed Instagram, and this is the best thing I did this year.